Criminal Genius: A Portrait of High-IQ Offenders

By James C. Oleson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520282426
• ISBN13: 9780520282421
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"