A theory arguing that individual self-interest is the fundamental human motive, and that individual actors pursue their goals efficiently (see Clarke in M. Tonry and N. Morris, eds 1983). Strauss (2008) J. Econ. Geog. 8, 2 notes that economic rationality finds expression in rational choice theory. Cornish in R. Clarke and M. Felson, eds (1993) argues that criminals make travel decisions based on rational choice theory: everything else being equal, criminals choose closer targets rather than those that are further away; see also Herbert and Brown (2006) Antipode 38, 4.