I mean he is right people with lower IQs tend not to think rationally about the decisions they make. Hence why they act out with their emotions more.
While there remains debate regarding the existence (and strength) of this relationship, there is a wider consensus that individuals with below average functioning (in particular cognitive impairments) are disproportionately represented within the prison population. This paper focuses on research that has implications for the effective management of lower functioning individuals within correctional environments as well as the successful rehabilitation and release of such individuals back into the community. This includes a review of the literature regarding the link between lower intelligence and offending and the identification of possible factors that either facilitate (or confound) this relationship.
intelligence can also have a pervasive effect on functioning throughout the life course, not just for those who are considered cognitively impaired e.g. IQ of below 70. As a result, there is now a plethora of early intervention programs designed to identify and assist this section of the population successfully transition through the education system into the workforce and/or live independently in the community. However, it may be argued that this group remains vulnerable throughout their life course, and that one particular problem is that they are at a disproportionately high risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system. In fact, a sizeable body of scientific literature has focused on attempting to determine the strength of the relationship between lower intellectual functioning and risk of committing criminal offences, which will be reviewed below.
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