Oleson, James C., 1968-

Criminal genius : a portrait of high-IQ offenders / James C. Oleson. - 1 online resource (xviii, 335 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.



9780520958098 9780520282421

2016006683


Criminal behavior--Case studies.
Genius--Case studies.


Electronic books

HV6080 / .O625 2016

364.3