The concept that physical characteristics are related to social behaviour have been traced back to the Greek physician Hippocrates, who designed a group of typologies and physiques and tried to correlate them with character traits. ... As Eysenck and Gudjonsson (1989) stated: "What is inherited are certain peculiarities of the brain and nervous system that interact with certain environmental factors and thereby increase the likelihood that a person will act in a particular antisocial manner in a given situation" Eysenck believed that he could measure the three character traits using a p...

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These decisions to put them on alternative punishment should be made carefully depending on the character of the violent teen or young offender. ... This new safety measure still cannot prevent violence, but almost ensure it be on tape, enabling police or school staff to identify the offender. ...

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Galton believed that over many years a subject's character and talents would revert to that of the average population. He used the average as a means of measuring the intellectual and mediocrity of the population. ... Measuring the heads of the living and executed criminals against the skulls of apes and prehistoric humans to what he considered as primitive people. ...

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A more effective plan to steer youths clear of becoming a threat to society is to take more preventative measures. ... Childhood and adolescence are a critical stage in the development of a child's character, and extra care can reverse negative attributes (Bornstein 1995 in Coon 77). ...

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Experiments such as this do not only show that aggression is learnt (as Bandura found out), but also that the observation of symbols and objects are memorised by young children, and at a later time period these memories are put into place and used again; 'for example, a child may learn to shoot a gun by imitating television characters. ...

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