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A 15-year-old boy is referred by the Children's Court after a series of thefts. His mother reports that from the age of eight he lit fires in the backyard and repeatedly hurt the family cat. He has been suspended four times this year for fighting, has smoked cannabis most days since turning fourteen, and has been truant for much of this term. His father served a prison sentence for assault. Which one of the following features of his history most strongly predicts that his antisocial behaviour will persist into adult life?
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