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RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY
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1971
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Forensic PsychologyMethodological OrientationLawCriminal LawBright BoysSocial SciencesPsychologyCognitive DevelopmentSuperior IntelligenceCriminal CharacteristicsBehavioral SciencesMethodological PerspectiveMethodological ArticleCriminal JusticePerformance StudiesDesign MethodologyJuvenile DelinquencyIntelligence AnalysisCriminal Behavior
THE criminal characteristics of fifty delinquent boys of superior intelligence were compared with those of a control series of delinquents of average intelligence. The delinquency records of the two groups were similar in terms of numbers of previous convictions. The bright boys made their first-ever court appearance at a later age. There were no inter-group differences in choice of offences, but more high-IQ boys committed offences which seemed to be psychologically determined. The bright boys were treated more leniently by the courts.