Criminal genius: a portrait of high-IQ offenders

Abstract

“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 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