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Abstract
Attempted to clarify the 43/4-8(8-4) controversy and further research the relationship between assaultiveness and other non-MMPI measures. Sixty-one male adolescent prisoners divided into four groups according to Race and Level of Assaultiveness served as subjects for this study, Each prisoner was administered the MMPI, the Buss-Durkee Hostility Scale and the Rotter I-Escale. The results suggest that the 4-3 code type is not an accurate predictor of violence; that elevations on F4897&6 describe the offender population (with 8-4 describing the violent profile type); and that the Buss-Durkee Hostility scale may be valuable in assessing the violent personality.
