Development and Testing of the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales 3.0

Criminal thinking patterns?attitudes, beliefs, or values supportive of criminal behavior?represent modifiable clinical targets that can be influenced during treatment as a way of decreasing clients? risk for recidivism. This study developed a revised measure of criminal thinking based on the Texas C...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sease, Thomas (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Knight, Kevin
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Crime & delinquency
Jahr: 2023, Band: 69, Heft: 13/14, Seiten: 2699-2718
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Assessment
Criminal thinking
Justice System
Psychometric evaluation
Screening
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Zusammenfassung:Criminal thinking patterns?attitudes, beliefs, or values supportive of criminal behavior?represent modifiable clinical targets that can be influenced during treatment as a way of decreasing clients? risk for recidivism. This study developed a revised measure of criminal thinking based on the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales (TCU CTS). Using a sample of 797 people, results showed the revised instrument (TCU CTS 3.0) measured criminal thinking in five key areas: (1) Power Orientation, (2) Justification, (3) Insensitivity to Impact of Crime, (4) Grandiosity, and (5) Response Disinhibition. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the 5-factor solution reasonably fit the data and measurement invariance was achieved for assigned sex at birth and race. Implications and future directions are discussed.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287221134917