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By James C. Oleson

For years, criminologists have studied the connection among crime and below-average intelligence, concluding that offenders own IQ ratings 8-10 issues less than these of non-offenders. Little, besides the fact that, is understood concerning the legal habit of these with above-average IQ ratings. This publication presents many of the first empirical information regarding the self-reported crimes of individuals with genius-level IQ rankings. Combining quantitative information from seventy two assorted offenses with qualitative facts from forty four follow-up interviews, this e-book describes the character of high-IQ crime whereas laying off gentle on a inhabitants of offenders frequently neglected in study and sensationalized in media.    

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