Criminal genius : a portrait of high-IQ offenders / James C. Oleson.

By: Oleson, James C, 1968- [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 335 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520958098; 9780520282421Subject(s): Criminal behavior -- Case studies | Genius -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic booksDDC classification: 364.3 LOC classification: HV6080 | .O625 2016Online resources: Full text available at EBSCOhost Click here to view
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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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.

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