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Criminal behavior is hardly sociocultural based. There is very little real evidence to support that environment plays a large role in criminal behavior. In fact, one theory is that environment would work with genetics to play a role in behavior. This is saying that environment on its own does not affect criminal behavior. While Jahoda (1954) may have found strong evidence supporting self-fulfilling prophecies, these are but a small part of the sociocultural base. Cornish and Clark (1987) proposed the rational choice theory. Bennett and Wright (1984) found support for this theory by interviewing actual convicted burglars, rather than simply looking at local police records. Evidence found from the source (criminals) is much more concrete and convincing than that found from paper trails.