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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.
Price: $95.00
Pages: 360
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
06 September 2016
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520282414
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
"In his new book Criminal Genius James Oleson offers a novel and previously unavailable insight into the world of high-IQ offenders. . . as rich in qualitative analysis as it [is] quantitative."
James C. Oleson is Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Auckland.
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Crime, Genius, and Criminal Genius
2. The Study
3. The Participants
4. The Off enses
5. Prosecution and Punishment
6. Explanations for High-IQ Crime
7. Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix A. Technical Appendix
Appendix B. Questionnaire
Appendix C. Interview Schedule
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Crime, Genius, and Criminal Genius
2. The Study
3. The Participants
4. The Off enses
5. Prosecution and Punishment
6. Explanations for High-IQ Crime
7. Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix A. Technical Appendix
Appendix B. Questionnaire
Appendix C. Interview Schedule
References
Index