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This solution shows how personality correlates to the violence patterns of juveniles tried as adults.

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This solution briefly analyzes some personality correlates that reflect the violence patterns in juveniles tried as adults. 100 words of notes and a reference link are provided. Research reveals that there is indeed utility in using personality for predicting specific patterns of violence.

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As you briefly analyze some personality correlates that reflect the violence patterns of juveniles tried as adults, research reveals that there is indeed utility in using personality for predicting specific patterns of violence especially in terms of overcontrolled hostility. Research on the personality profiles of violent offenders "consistently differentiated those characterized by denial, repression, and lack of general hostility from those characterized by antisocial tendencies, impulsivity, extroversion, and ...

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