Describe the development of rational choice theory Rational choice theory has its roots in the classical school of criminology developed by the eighteenth-century Italian social thinker Cesare...

Describe the development of rational choice theory Rational choice theory has its roots in the classical school of criminology developed by the eighteenth-century Italian social thinker Cesare Beccaria. James Q. Wilson observed that people who are likely to commit crime are unafraid of breaking the law because they value the excitement and thrills of crime, have a low stake in conformity, and are willing to take greater chances than the average person.