Describe the difference between a professional criminal, a persistent thief, and an occasional offender
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Answer (should include points such as):
Professional thieves are those who commit crime with some degree of skill and spend little time in jail or prison.
Persistent thieves alternate between a variety of property crimes and do not specialize in any particular crime.
Occasional offenders commit their offenses when there is an opportunity.
This fits well with the rational choice theory.
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