RT Article
T1 A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Criminal Sentiments Scale–Modified
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 49
IS 9
SP 1295
OP 1310
A1 Mazher, Sania
A1 Masood, Sobia
A1 Simourd, David J.
A2 Masood, Sobia
A2 Simourd, David J.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1813370796
AB Research has demonstrated that criminal attitudes are a primary predictor of criminal conduct; hence, measuring attitudes is important. The Criminal Sentiments Scale–Modified (CSS-M) is a widely used measure of criminal attitudes; however, its psychometric properties have been established primarily on Western samples and there is a pressing need to translate the scale into other languages. Hence, the objective of this research was to translate CSS-M into the Urdu language and validate it. This objective was achieved in three studies on samples of young adults. In Study I, the scale was translated and its cross-language validation was established. In Study II, the factor structure of the CSS-M was examined through CFA. In Study III, interscale correlations and gender differences were examined. Findings demonstrated that CSS-M is a reliable and valid instrument when assessing attitudes toward crime in the Pakistani sample.
K1 CSS-M
K1 Recidivism
K1 criminal conduct
K1 Criminal attitudes
K1 Crime
DO 10.1177/00938548221088812