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A theory that states that criminals willfully choose crime and that swift and severe punishment must be enacted even for minor crimes.

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contemporary rational choice theory,

its application in criminology posits that man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends, costs and benefits, and makes a rational choice.it assumes that crime is a purposeful behavior invented by the offender to achieve certain ends such as money and sex.

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