Comment by eadler
> The reason criminals commit crimes is that criminals are dumb and have poor impulse control.
What makes you believe this? Any data to support this claim?
It's inconsistent with the majority of research I've read on the topic but I'm no expert.
You're reading research that says they're geniuses? As far as I know lack of self-control is the main factor.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8095718/ (see "Self-Control as Criminality" although it has a lot of caveats)
The other two are "being a young man" and lead poisoning, which are both versions of being dumb.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016604622...