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"Decisions to Break or Adhere to the Rules of the Road, Viewed ì
From the Rational Choice Perspective," British Journal of ì
Criminologists have long associated the commission of crime ì
with the opportunity for the commission of such acts. ö 3.ls1
. B. Kennedy, "Inadequate Security and Premises Liability: ì
How Criminals Think," Trial, 27 (June 1991): 56-60.
1990s, however, there is a stronger tendency on the part of an ì
ever greater proportion of the population to engage in any ì
activity, criminal or not, that provide them with some degree of ì
¦ ìèpleasure--when the opportunity presents itself. + 3.ls1
4H. D. Barlow, "Explaining Crimes and Analogous Acts, or the ì
Unrestrained Will Grab at Pleasure Whenever They Can," Journal of ì
Criminal Law and Criminology, 82 (1991): 229-242.
that an ever growing proportion of the population appears to be ì
findings criminal behavior an acceptable alternative to non ì
criminal behavior is the continuing socialization of criminal ì
5J. McCord, "The Cycle of Crime and Socialization ì
Practices," Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 82 (1991): ì
á More and more people are coming to the view that ì
behavior termed criminally deviant is not necessarily socially ì
Increasingly, attempts are being made to link criminal ì
deviancy with increased drug use in society. ç 3.ls1
6L. D. Harrison, "The Drug-Crime Nexus in the USA," ì
Contemporary Drug Problems, 19 (1992): 203-245.
drug use and criminal behavior frequently accompany one another. ì
Criminal behavior existed prior to increasing drug use, however, ì
and there is little reason to really expect criminal deviancy to ì
disappear if the drug problem is suddenly controlled. Further, ì
the high correlation between drug use and crimi...