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THE STATE OF THE DISUNION IX

Race, IQ, and Crime

"Racial differences in IQ probably explain a good deal of the Black-White crime gap, though not all of it."

This article will analyze the role that racial intelligence differences play in racial crime differences. First, I’ll review the national and individual level data showing that crime has a negative association with IQ which persists after controlling for all home environment variables. Second, I’ll show that the so-called differential detection hypothesis is false and that IQ probably has a causal relationship with criminal activity. Finally, it will be shown that a large proportion of the Black-White crime gap can be accounted for by controlling for IQ. (read more)

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