There are different types of social phenomena in our society and one existing phenomenon that captures our attention like no other is crime. What is crime? Crime is abnormal behavior that violates norms, and in particular cultural standards that we as human beings should respect and behave in a certain way. Standards such as: the changing social, political, psychological, and economic conditions that have an effect on the justification of crime and the structural reaction of the criminal justice system created by federal and state officials. Rational and deterrence theories are two important theories in this perspective. Research throughout history has provided us with several theories to help explain why people commit acts of deviance. This type of behavior is called recidivism. Recidivism is defined as an individual's return to criminal behavior after being found guilty of a previous crime, convicted, or corrected. Offenders who were in prison are more likely to be arrested than those who were placed on probation for a new crime contrary to deterrence theory. Prediction of such behavior includes cognitive functioning, socioeconomic status, and depressive factors with a history of antisocial behavior. behavior, social achievement and social involvement. It is a mix of factors regarding the individual's concerns of failure, the inability to meet society's expectations and society's ability to provide for the individual, the individual's inability to stay out of trouble, the inability to be free from arrest and disappointment to a failed rehabilitation process and the continuation of a criminalIn simple terms it is called rational choice. Whether or not most people participate in crime is not a question of self-control, but rather of moral principle. One characteristic that may have a primary influence on criminal behavior is poor self-control. Its characteristics include impulsiveness, insensitivity, risk propensity and shortsightedness. Vulnerability and temptations of the moment can be a deciding factor in commitment