Methodology

• Participants

  • 88
  • 44 thieves & 44 non-thieves (control group - similar)
  • Attended child guidance clinic London
  • 31 boys, 13 girls
  • 5-17 in age
• Design aspects


  • Graded stealing
  • Grade IV - 22 (long time of stealing)
  • Grade I - 4 (one-off stealing)
  • Thieves had average intelligence (took intelligence task)
  • 50% IQ 85-114
• What type of study was this

  • Case study