ALEGEREA RAȚIONALĂ, TEORIA OPORTUNITĂȚII ȘI PREVENIREA SITUAȚIONALĂ A CRIMINALITĂȚII
RATIONAL CHOICE, OPPORTUNITY THEORY, DAILY ROUTINE AND SITUATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION

Author(s): Alexandru Florin Măgureanu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Academia de Poliţie »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« Bucureşti
Keywords: rational choice; environmental criminology; situational prevention; crime, daily routine
Summary/Abstract: Rational choice refers to the possibility that the criminal act is the result of a rational internal debate, even in situations where such a thing seems less likely (eg the hypothesis of a spontaneous conflict). Opportunity theory mainly analyzes the context, the environment in which a crime is committed, unlike other theories that analyze the way or factors that lead a person to commit a criminal act. The concept behind the theory is that only a few criminals are determined to commit a crime regardless of the costs, and for most, the removal of opportunities can cause them to give up. The main advantage of the theory is represented by the possibility of taking measures to reduce the opportunities to commit crimes. Even if in some situations the efficiency of such measures is debatable or difficult to quantify, in other situations the efficiency is obvious and the costs are relatively low, certainly lower than the cost of crime.

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