Criminal genius : a portrait of high-IQ offenders / James C. Oleson.
2016
K5027 .O625 2016 (Mapit)
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Criminal genius : a portrait of high-IQ offenders / James C. Oleson.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Description
xviii, 335 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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STA
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Online version: Oleson, James C., 1968- author. Criminal genius. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Call Number
K5027 .O625 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780520282414 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520282418 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520282421 paperback ; alkaline paper
0520282426 paperback ; alkaline paper
0520282418 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520282421 paperback ; alkaline paper
0520282426 paperback ; alkaline paper
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