Criminal genius: a portrait of high-IQ offenders

"This study provides some of the first empirical information about the self-reported crimes of adults with genius-level IQ scores. The study combines quantitative data about 72 different offenses with qualitative data from 44 follow-up interviews to describe nine different types of offending: v...

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Autor principal: Oleson, James C. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California University of California Press [2016]
En:Año: 2016
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Sumario:"This study provides some of the first empirical information about the self-reported crimes of adults with genius-level IQ scores. The study combines quantitative data about 72 different offenses with qualitative data from 44 follow-up interviews to describe nine different types of offending: violent crime, property crime, sex crime, drug crime, white-collar crime, professional misconduct, vehicular crime, justice system crime, and miscellaneous crime"--Provided by publisher
Crime, genius, and criminal genius -- The study -- The participants -- The offenses -- Prosecution and punishment -- Explanations for high-IQ crime -- Discussion and conclusion -- Appendix A. methodological detail -- Appendix B. questionnaires -- Appendix C. interview schedule
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:xviii, 335 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780520282414
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