IQ and Delinquency: The Differential Detection Hypothesis Revisited

Citation

Yun, Ilhong & Lee, Julak (2013). IQ and Delinquency: The Differential Detection Hypothesis Revisited. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. vol. 11 (3) pp. 196-211

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the degree to which police arrest is influenced by an offenders’ level of verbal intelligence. Concomitantly, we examine whether the level of concentrated disadvantage of the neighborhood where the offender resides moderates the effect of verbal intelligence on arrest. To accomplish this, we employed the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to examine the extent to which persistent delinquent youths’ self-reported arrests are significantly related to their verbal IQ scores. Furthermore, we also analyzed the interaction of verbal IQ scores and neighborhood disadvantage net of an array of theoretically relevant control variables.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F1541204012463410

Notes

10.1177/1541204012463410

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

Author(s)

Yun, Ilhong
Lee, Julak

Year Published

2013

Volume Number

11

Issue Number

3

Pages

196-211

DOI

10.1177/1541204012463410

Reference ID

4484