Sometimes considered a disorder, shoplifting regards stealing goods from an establishment, usually a shop while pretending to be a client. In the past, the act has been attributed to multiple causes, including, among others, environmental, psychological, and biological factors. However, rational choice theory disregards all these factors or claims by asserting that like legal behaviors, criminal acts are not determined by environmental, psychological, or biological factors acting on individuals, compelling them to commit crimes. Thus, it argues that an individual voluntarily and willfully chooses to commit a criminal act such as retail theft or shoplifting he or she can choose to do other legal activities such as working in the same shop to get money. Notably, this is the best