Criminal Genius: A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders

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Univ of California Press, 6 sept 2016 - 335 páginas
For years, criminologists have studied the relationship between crime and below-average intelligence, concluding that offenders usually possess IQ scores of 8 to 10 points below those of nonoffenders. Little, however, is known about the criminal behavior of those with above-average IQ scores. This book provides some of the first empirical information about the self-reported crimes of people with genius-level IQ scores. Combining quantitative data from 72 different offenses with qualitative data from 44 follow-up interviews, James C. Oleson describes the nature of crime by offenders of high IQ thereby shedding light on a population often ignored in research and yet sensationalized by media.  
 

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Crime Genius and Criminal Genius
39
The Study
73
The Participants
94
The Offenses
126
Prosecution and Punishment
171
Explanations for HighIQ Crime
205
Discussion and Conclusion
228
Appendix A Technical Appendix
245
Appendix B Questionnaire
253
Interview Schedule
261
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James C. Oleson is Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Auckland.

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