Megargee (1970) argued against the global comparison of violent and nonviolent subjects with psychological test data. He contended that clinically meaningful distinctions within groups of violent subjects were critical to elucidating the psychological factors associated with violent behavior. Otherwise, the heterogeneity of violent subjects would obscure differences between nonviolent subjects and violent subgroups.~~ ~
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