SOCI 2301 Lecture Notes - Glasser'S Choice Theory, Rationality, Three-Strikes Law
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Describe the development of rational choice theory. Discuss the most important concepts of rational choice theory. Analyze the process in which offenders structure criminality. Depict in your own words how criminals structure crime. Clarify the arguments that crime is rational. Identify the elements of the craved model of crime choice. Assess the validity of situational crime prevention techniques for reducing crime. Articulate the basic concepts of specific deterrence. Critique the incapacitation strategy to reduce crime. Rational choice theory posits that crime is a rational decision to violate any law and is made for a variety of reasons, including greed, revenge, need, anger, lust, jealousy, thrill-seeking, or vanity. Path from the middle ages towards enlightenment (1600-1700) puts rational choice in a better light, after the pre-ordination is challenged. The development of rational classical criminology is most closely identified with the thoughts of beccaria (1738-1794): People choose all behavior, including criminal behavior.
