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Delinquents and adult criminals typically average ten to twelve IQ points below law-abiding persons living in similar circumstances. Juvenile delinquents who become adult criminals have lower IQs than delinquents who do not become criminals. Recidivists have lower IQs than one-time offenders. In home environments or in
neighborhoods that are conducive to delinquent or criminal behavior, an
above-average IQ acts
— Oct 06, 2024 10:00AM
neighborhoods that are conducive to delinquent or criminal behavior, an
above-average IQ acts
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Persons of subthreshold g who are not members of the underclass constitute a relatively small percentage of the general population that is gainfully employed and lives in wholesome neighborhoods. Although low IQ persons who are reared in the favorable environment of fully capable parents and relatives experience the usual cognitive disadvantages of subthreshold g in scholastic performance and level of employment
— Oct 06, 2024 09:41AM
