Saturday, January 8, 2022

"The role of verbal intelligence in becoming a successful criminal..."

Sure, the job market is pretty good right now but it is always prudent to have a backup plan.

Following on the post immediately below, "Investment Hulk's Cri de Coeur: "LEGALIZE BEARER BONDS."

First up, from Elsevier's "Intelligence" journal (in press version):

ABSTRACT
Intelligence has been linked with success across a wide array of life domains. To date, however, relatively little research has examined whether intelligence may predict criminal success—that is, engaging in criminal behaviors, but escaping detection and arrest. The current study addresses this gap in the literature by examining the associations among verbal intelligence, criminal involvement, and criminal justice processing (i.e., arrest) using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health). Our findings reveal that verbal intelligence is associated with criminal justice processing, wherein individuals with higher verbal intelligence scores are more likely to avoid arrest for criminal behavior when compared with individuals with comparatively lower verbal intelligence scores. We discuss the implications of these findings for future research 

....MUCH MORE (3 page PDF)

Previously:

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