Criminal Genius

A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders

von James C. Oleson

354 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

For years, criminologists have studied the relationship between crime and below-average intelligence, concluding that offenders possess IQ scores 8-10 points below those of non-offenders. 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, this book describes the nature of high-IQ crime while shedding light on a population of offenders often ignored in research and sensationalized in media.

• Reihe: University of California Press
• ISBN: 9780520282421
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.09.2016
• Größe: 228 x 149 mm
• Verlag: UCAL POD