SOC 2700 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 4: Bad Hindelang, Fornication, Pauperism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2700
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

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This testing program disclosed no inmate with a mental age over thirteen. Delinquency, race, and iq: african americans, on average, score about is points lower than european americans on iq tests. But delinquents consistently show a large gap between the two scores, with lower verbal. Iq_scores but basically normal performance iq_scores: low verbal ability may lead to school problems, and the school problems may then lead to delinquency. Psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder: diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fth edition (dsm-v, the diagnosis may be made when there are at least three of the following six characteristics. (1) repeated violations of the law that are grounds for arrest; (2) repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal pro t or pleasure; (3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead; (5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others; (6) repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor nancial obligations; and.