Discuss the decision a criminal must make before deciding whether or not to steal

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


A criminal, like a consumer, must compare the marginal utility of the good with the price it. The price of the good, in the case of stealing, is the cost the criminal would bear by stealing the item. The marginal utility of the good is the value the individual places on the item. The potential costs of stealing include direct costs (supplies and tools), forgone income from legitimate work opportunities, and guilt costs. If the criminal is caught he or she may bear additional costs in the form of fines, imprisonment, and shame.

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