The encyclopedia article on rational choice theory in criminology, listing instrumental and expressive crime types the theory has been applied to in its Types of crime section. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Wikipedia: Rational Choice Theory (Criminology)
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Types of crime section
Instrumental crimes ... include such offenses as tax evasion, traffic violations, corporate crime, larceny and sexual assault. ... Expressive crimes ... include such offenses as non pre-meditated murder such as manslaughter, drinking and driving and assault.
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