... crime. This theory believes that there are no others factors, which influence a person decision to commit crime. They rationally weigh up the pros and cons of a potential criminal act and if the benefits outweigh the costs they will commit the crime and vice versa. Lets consider the how this theory could explain for example white-collar crime. It is often intelligent, respectable business people commit the majority of these crimes. The fact that many of these crimes are often described as '.... very complex as they involve the abuse of technical, financial or scientific knowledge' (Ref Hazel Coral intro workbook) suggests that a lot of thought and planning of these crimes is involved. Also the fact that'...responsibility is delegated which makes it difficult to decide who is to blame' (Ref Hazel Coral intro workbook) gives the impression that the chances of getting caught are quite low, which could explain why ...

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