Criminal Genius: A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders

by James C. Oleson

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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.
  • ISBN10 0520282418
  • ISBN13 9780520282414
  • Publish Date 6 September 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of California Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 360
  • Language English