how is criminal behavior explicable according to rational choice theory?

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how is criminal behavior explicable according to rational choice theory?

2007-01-25 12:50:27 · 3 answers · asked by phatlane1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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People with better upbringing make more rational decisions

2007-01-25 12:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Simple : Those who act criminally believe that they won't get caught and that the crime is rationally the best choice.

Other possibility is that the solutions deriving from NOT committing the crime are unacceptable enough to warrant going against one's better judgment and still doing it.

2007-01-25 21:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

through the common donominators of greed , lazyness and disrespect,which are prevelent in poor circumstances devoid of academic education

2007-01-25 20:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋