What Has Research Determined About the Relationship Between IQ and Criminality

question 27

Multiple Choice

What has research determined about the relationship between IQ and criminality?

• A)Intellect has no bearing on crime links for males but it does for females.
• B)There is a strong link between IQ and crime for first-time offenders under the age of 18 years.
• C)While there is a strong link between genetics and crime there is no IQ-crime link.
• D)The IQ-crime link is tenuous at best and is the subject of continued research.

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