_________ is the view that crime is a function of a decision-making process in which the potential offender weighs the potential costs and benefits of an illegal act.
a. Deterrence theory
b. Situational crime theory
c. Rational choice theory
d. Rational deterrence theory
Answer: c. Rational choice theory
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a. domestic violence. b. arson. c. murder. d. explosives.
When property is stolen from a dead person, the crime cannot be robbery
a. True b. False
A former mental patient who successfully sued his psychiatrist for not having done his job properly, causing the former mental patient to kill two men, illustrates which technique of neutralization?
a. Denial of the victim b. Denial of responsibility c. Appeal to higher loyalties d. Denial of injury
Twelve-member juries originated in:
A) Greece. B) England. C) France. D) We are uncertain about the origins of 12-member juries.