LOWER IQ

LANGUAGE DEFICITS

INFORMATION PROCESSING

PROBLEMS

SOCIAL PERCEPTION

ISSUES

ATTENTION DEFICITS

INTERPERSONAL

SKILLS

DEFICITS

CRIME ENTRY

Poor initial decision-making skills

Need for outside direction/guidance

Sensory information deficits

Poor foresight of probable events

Impulsivity

Easily Manipulated

by peers

CRIME ESCALATION

Use of poorly conceived plan or “half-plan” of another

Reduced “private speech” for self-monitoring

Perseveration with details

No “tip-off” cues that adaptation is needed

“Shuts down” if multiple stimuli  -OR-

“trigger-happy” responses

Inaccurate

perception of

people, gestures,

expressions, etc.

CRIME EXIT

No escape plan

Failed inner guidance system results in    -->

Errors of Omission and Commission  -->

Blunders cause additional charges     -->

Makes a series of fast, bad decisions

Failure to foresee interpersonal outcomes

ARREST

“Outerdirected-ness” during the police interview

Miranda issues; semantic confusion at confession

Confabulation: adds informa-tion to fill in memory gaps

Easy apprehension by authorities

No “pre-supposition”

at arrest interview

Social abrasiveness

insures harsher

treatment