Crime & Delinquency

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (7)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Knight, K.
Right arrow Articles by Flynn, P. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 52, No. 1, 159-177 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0011128705281749
© 2006 SAGE Publications

An Assessment for Criminal Thinking

Kevin Knight

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, ibr{at}tcu.edu

Bryan R. Garner

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University

D. Dwayne Simpson

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University

Janis T. Morey

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University

Patrick M. Flynn

Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University

Risk assessments generally rely on actuarial measures of criminal history. However, these static measures do not address changes in risk as a result of intervention. To this end, this study examines the basic psychometric properties of the TCU Criminal Thinking Scales (TCU CTS), a brief (self-rating) instrument developed to assess cognitive functioning expected to be related to criminal conduct. Findings demonstrate that these scales have good psychometric properties and can serve as a short but reliable self-reported criminal thinking assessment. Their applications as part of an assessment system to determine offender progress and effectiveness are discussed.

Key Words: criminal thinking • risk principle • needs assessment • drug treatment


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Criminal Justice and BehaviorHome page
M. Staton-Tindall, B. R. Garner, J. T. Morey, C. Leukefeld, J. Krietemeyer, C. A. Saum, and C. B. Oser
Gender Differences in Treatment Engagement Among a Sample of Incarcerated Substance Abusers
Criminal Justice and Behavior, September 1, 2007; 34(9): 1143 - 1156.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Criminal Justice and BehaviorHome page
R. Dembo, C. W. Turner, and N. Jainchill
An Assessment of Criminal Thinking Among Incarcerated Youths in Three States
Criminal Justice and Behavior, September 1, 2007; 34(9): 1157 - 1167.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Criminal Justice and BehaviorHome page
B. R. Garner, K. Knight, P. M. Flynn, J. T. Morey, and D. D. Simpson
Measuring Offender Attributes and Engagement in Treatment Using the Client Evaluation of Self and Treatment
Criminal Justice and Behavior, September 1, 2007; 34(9): 1113 - 1130.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 The Prison JournalHome page
M. Staton-Tindall, C. Leukefeld, J. Palmer, C. Oser, A. Kaplan, J. Krietemeyer, C. Saum, and H. L. Surratt
Relationships and HIV Risk Among Incarcerated Women
The Prison Journal, March 1, 2007; 87(1): 143 - 165.
[Abstract] [PDF]