RT Article
T1 Development and Testing of the Texas Christian University Criminal Thinking Scales 3.0
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 13/14
SP 2699
OP 2718
A1 Sease, Thomas
A2 Knight, Kevin
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1869155637
AB 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.
K1 Assessment
K1 Criminal thinking
K1 Justice System
K1 Psychometric evaluation
K1 Screening
DO 10.1177/00111287221134917