The choice theory has an important role to play when considering the reasons leading to a criminal activity. This theory has its own importance while creating strategies for controlling or reducing crime. For this, it is important to understand the theory and how it affects the possibility of someone taking part in criminal activity and how an attempt to control crime would take place under choice theory. Choice theory has derived from the works of early theorists, Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham. The Choice Theory obviously affects how society would deter criminal acts. Individuals make their own choices however; can be stemmed from many factors such as the fear of punishment or the benefits which are attained by doing the crime or an illegal activity. If the punishment is severe depending on the crime the more control the individual’s behavior will be. Illegal activity based on weighing the available information. It is also a matter of personal decision making. Rational choice theory has a perspective of crime. Taking into consideration the possibility for being caught. They also choose their targets considering the nature of the crime. For example, offenders decide to choose high-income households for property crimes while they select the lower income homes for a more heinous or serious crime. The society has some common models to determine which acts are considered to be criminal acts. The two common models in the criminal justice system are consensus model and conflict model. Consensus model is a criminal justice model in which the majority of citizens in a society share the same values and beliefs. Criminal acts are those acts that conflict with these values and beliefs and are considered damaging to society. The consensus model argues that the majority of citizens will agree on which activities should be outlawed and published as crimes. The assumption of