Citation

Knight K, Garner BR, Simpson DD, Morey JT, Flynn PM. Crime Delinq. 2006; 52(1): 159-177.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128705281749

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

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.

Language: en