Re:Why super-smart people may be drawn to a life of crime
by mcguire on Monday March 06, 2017 @11:50AM
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"“Claimed” is the operative word here, as Oleson’s research is based on self-reports, where subjects fill out detailed questionnaires about their criminal histories. It may seem counterintuitive that people would willingly confess to undetected crimes. But self-reporting is the most commonly employed methodology in criminology, and it generally yields results that correspond to official crime statistics. Self-reports also matter because most crime research is based on offenders who have been caught, and very little is known about offenses that go undetected and unreported."
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