The Intelligence Factor in the Criminality of Women

While the problem of the intelligence factor in male criminality has been settled through several careful statistical studies which establish the fact that male criminals are not drawn from any one intelligence level, but from all levels in much the same proportion that these levels are found in the...

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Authors: Katherine M. Murphy, Ph. D. (Author) ; Rita Y. D'Angelo, Ph. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1963
In: The American catholic sociological review
Year: 1963, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 340-347
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