On shoplifting and tax fraud: An action-theoretic analysis of crime

The article evaluates different theories of action in the area of crime research. A narrow version of rational choice theory assumes actors to choose in an instrumental, outcome-oriented way. It hypothesises that individuals weight the costs and benefits of criminal acts with subjective probabilitie...

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Beteiligte: Mehlkop, Guido ; Kroneberg, Clemens
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