Introduction to the Transaction Edition Preface Contributors Chapter 1 Introduction Derek Cornish and Ronald Clarke Rational Choice Approaches to Crime Empirical Studies of Criminal Decision Making Theoretical Issues Conclusions Part One Empirical Studies of Criminal Decision Making Chapter 2 Shoplifters' Perceptions of Crime Opportunities: A Process-Tracing Study John Carroll and Frances Weaver Editors' Note Criminal Rationality Appropriate Methods A Study of Shoplifters' Thoughts Generalizations Chapter 3 Victim Selection Procedures Among Economic Criminals: The Rational Choice Perspective Dermot Walsh Editors' Note Introduction: Contrasting Attitudes to Rationality Differing Conceptions of Rationality Rationality and Risk Present Research: Aims and Methods Results Conclusions Chapter 4 Robbers as Decision-Makers Floyd Feeney Editors' Note The Decision to Rob Planning Decisions Concerning Means Decisions Concerning Weapons and Force Learning and Decisions to Continue Rationality Implications for Research Implications for Policy Chapter 5 The Decision to Give Up Crime Maurice Cusson and Pierre Pinsonneault Editor's Note Shock Delayed Deterrence Assessment A Reevaluation of Goals The Decision Aging Backsliding Women and Jobs Conclusion Chapter 6 A Decision-Making Approach to Opioid Addiction Trevor Bennett Editors' Note Searching for Causes: A Look Backward Understanding Drug-Taking Careers: A Look Forward The Cambridge Study of Opioid Users Summary and Discussion A Final Comment Part Two Theoretical Issues Chapter 7 On the Compatibility of Rational Choice and Social Control Theories of Crime Travis Hirschi Editors' Note Social Disorganization Social Control Theory Integrated Theory in Sociology Causation and Determinism Crime and Criminality Mindlessness and Intellectualism Correlates of Crime Conclusion Chapter 8 Linking Criminal Choices, Routine Activities, Informal Control, and Criminal Outcomes Marcus Felson Editors' Note Chapter 9 Models of Decision Making Under Uncertainty: The Criminal Choice Pamela Lattimore and Ann Witte Editors' Note The Expected Utility Model Criticisms of the Expected Utility Model The Prospect Theory Model Expected Utility and Prospect Theory Models of Criminal Choice Summary Appendix I Appendix II Chapter 10 The Theory of Reasoned Action: A Decision Theory of Crime Mary Tuck and David Riley Editors' Note Deterrence Research Wider Criminological Theories A Theory Expounded TORA and Situational Theory The Normative Measure The Moral Commitment Variable Crime and Secrecy TORA and Judgmental Heuristics Levels of Specificity Conclusion: The Need for Empirical Work Chapter 11 The Decision to Commit a Crime: An Information- Processing Analysis Eric Johnson and John Payne Editors' Note Decision Making and Criminality Constructing Representations Evaluating Alternatives Conclusion Chapter 12 Offense Specialization: Does It Exist? Kimberly Kempf Editors' Note Previous Research Data Variables Methods Results Summary of Results Conclusion Appendix Chapter 13 Criminal Incapacitation Effects Considered in.