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Explain why rational choice theory is more applicable to adult crime than with juvenile

delinquency?

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Rational choice theory can be helpful in understanding individual and collective behaviors. It helps to pinpoint why people, groups and society as a whole move toward certain choices, based on specific costs and rewards. Rational choice theory also helps to explain seemingly “irrational” behavior

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