"dey got, me no got" seems a good enough reason for most petty thefts and perhaps even the more aggressive home invasions. Since most tieves aren't being held accountable there rarely, if ever, is an opportunity to find out what their "excuse" or motivation might be.

There's also a level of acceptance within the community for "borrowing". I remember one particular incident where a fisherman, loaded down with his tools of the trade approached where his dugout canoe once was, looked around, shrugged his shoulders and started back home. I asked him what happened. He replied "Someone needed it more than me today. Maybe it come back."

There is no cut and dry answer to your question. Corrupt police, politicians, courts/lawyers...all the people who are, theoretically at least, role models for a society sure don't set the example. Poverty, unemployment, the daily observations and obvious comparisons between the the haves and have nots...

Church has a role albeit a lessening role these days in guiding a society. But as one can't rely uniquely on a school system to educate a child, one can't rely on the Church as the sole source of moral values. It starts in the family. Now consider the other post somewhere around here that reports Belizean women "don't expect men to be faithful". A sure sign there's a problem at the root (family) level.