RT Article
T1 Critique of the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 64
IS 9
SP 903
OP 921
A1 Tonks, Sarah
A1 Stephenson, Zoe
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1738554422
AB The Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) is a self-report measure which is given to individuals who have been involved in criminal activity or are known to the Criminal Justice System. Although the PICTS is extensively used and its psychometric properties supported within the research, no critique has yet specifically assessed its utility with forensic populations. Therefore, the aim of the critique was to analyse the scientific and psychometric properties of the PICTS. Adaptions have been made to the PICTS from the first to the fourth revision due to issues with the reliability and validity of the measure. Although the PICTS does have satisfactory internal and retest reliability, the reliability of the validity scales within the measure has continued to be poor. Furthermore, no independent research on the measure has been undertaken. As such, gaps in research and issues that need to be addressed have been highlighted. Practical implications, limitations, and future research are also discussed.
K1 PICTS
K1 Assessment
K1 Criminal thinking
K1 Critique
K1 Forensic
K1 Offenders
DO 10.1177/0306624X19870646