Personality Rating: Charles MansonCharles Milles Manson is undoubtedly one of, if not, the most notorious criminals in American history. He is currently serving a life sentence in a California state prison for the crimes of murder and conspiracy. It can be assumed that Charles, neither born into a model life nor lived a model life, turned out to be, in most cases, predictable. In his early life, he endured constant neglect, abuse, and abandonment. He spent most of his life in one form or another of an institution, having committed his first violent crime at the age of thirteen (Petersen, 2005). The purpose of this article is to evaluate Charles Manson's personality through the many different models of personality development. The following paragraphs will provide background on Manson's infamous life, evaluate his personality through many different models of personality development, and discuss appropriate assessment tools and methods for measuring his personality. His life began on November 12, 1934 in Cincinnati, Ohio as Charles Milles Manson, born to Kathleen Maddox Manson, a sixteen-year-old, alcoholic prostitute and runaway. His biological father was from Ashland, Kentucky and was known simply as "Colonel Scott". His mother, Kathleen, was married for a short time, until Charles was about two years old, to a man named William Manson who gave Charles his last name. Kathleen lived a seemingly disruptive and unpredictable lifestyle. She would leave Charles with relatives and disappear for long periods of time. In 1939, together with her brother, she was arrested and imprisoned for armed robbery. Charles, who was five years old at the time, was sent to live with relatives in West Virginia. It was during…half of the job…and an assessment and evaluation of his personality. ReferencesFriedman, H., & Schustack, M. (2012). Personality: Classical theories and modern research. (5th edition). Boston, MA: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.Malt Schneiderman, L. (2013, August 4). "The Life and Times of Charles Manson": The Complete Story. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA). Montaldo, C. (n.d.). Profile of cult leader Charlie Manson. Retrieved from http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/charliemanson.htmPetersen, J. (2005). Charles Manson. Retrieved June 17, 2014, from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/eds/detail?sid=78da10aa-c4ae-4e8c-af22-c4cbbb657c3f%40sessionmgr115&vid=2&hid=115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d # db=f5h&AN=17862367University of Winnipeg (2008). Personality assessment. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from http://ion.uwinnipeg.ca/~clark/teach/2700/2008clin08-personality.pdf