Ernst Kretschmer proposed that there is a high degree of correlation between body type, personality type, and criminal potential. What body type represents those with well-developed muscles and is associated with crimes of violence?

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According to Kretschmer's theory, individuals with well-developed muscles are classified as athletic types and are associated with crimes of violence. Leptosome or asthenic types are associated with neurotic disorders, pyknic types are associated with sociability and dysplastic or mixed types are associated with abnormal behavior.

Ernst Kretschmer Proposed That There Is a High Degree of Correlation