Assessing Criminal Thinking in Male Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles

Walters, Glenn D.; Deming, Adam; Elliott, William N.

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“…The generalizability of the current results to sex offenders in the IDOC would appear to be good in that more than 97% of all sex offenders who entered that system between January 1, 2007, and October 31. 2008, were included in the original Walters et al (2009) study. Moreover, a comparison of inmates who served as participants in the current study and those who did not participate because they had not yet been released from prison revealed few meaningful differences between the groups.…”

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“…Walters et al's (2011) conceptualization of criminal thinking has been operationalized in scales, scores, and indicators from the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS; Walters, 1995). In an attempt to understand the relationship between criminal thinking and sexual offending, Walters, Deming, and Elliott (2009) administered the PICTS to a large group of male offenders undergoing sex offender treatment in the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC). Using factor and correlational analysis, they discovered that the PICTS seemed to operate in much the same manner with sex offenders as it did with nonsex offenders.…”

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Predicting Recidivism in Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS)

Walters

Deming²,

Casbon³

2014

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) was capable of predicting recidivism in 322 male sex offenders released from prison-based sex offender programs in a Midwestern state. The Static-99R and PICTS General Criminal Thinking (GCT), Reactive (R), and Entitlement (En) scores all correlated significantly with general recidivism, the Static-99R correlated significantly with violent recidivism, and the Static-99R score and PICTS GCT, Proactive (P), and En scores correlated significantly with failure to register as a sex offender (FTR) recidivism. Area under the curve effect size estimates varied from small to large, and Cox regression analyses revealed that the PICTS En score achieved incremental validity relative to the Static-99R in predicting general recidivism and the PICTS GCT, P, and En scores achieved incremental validity relative to the Static-99R in predicting FTR recidivism. It is speculated that the PICTS in general and the En scale in particular may have utility in risk management and treatment planning for sex offenders by virtue of their focus on antisocial thinking.

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Predicting Recidivism in Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS)

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Casbon³

2014

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“…The PICTS has been shown to effectively predict recidivism among male and female, federal and state prison, American and English inmates (Walters 2009; Walters and Elliot 1999; Palmer and Hollin 2004a), as well as sexual offenders (Walters et al 2015). The adequate internal consistency, proactive-reactive criminal thinking factor structure, and predictive validity of recidivism in general inmate populations were replicated with a sexual offending inmate sample (Walters et al 2009; Walters et al 2015). …”

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Psychometric Validation of a Simplified Form of the PICTS for Low-Reading Level Populations

Disabato

Folk

Wilson

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J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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The Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) is one of the most widely used measures of criminal thinking. Although the PICTS has adequate psychometric qualities with many general population inmates, the measurement confound of reading ability may decrease its construct validity in low-literacy inmates. To help resolve this confound, we present psychometric evaluation of a simplified version of the PICTS (PICTS-SV) in which item language was simplified but item content was preserved. We first conducted Lexile analyses to confirm the reading level of the PICTS-SV is significantly lower than the original PICTS (i.e., sixth grade versus ninth grade). We then tested a bifactor model to confirm the PICTS-SV contains the same two factors as the original PICTS: proactive and reactive criminal thinking. These PICTS-SV results are commensurate with the factor structure of the original PICTS. Results suggest the PICTS-SV is a valid alternative for assessing criminal thinking in inmates with low reading ability.

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“…Trop peu d'études empiriques se sont concentrées sur l'identifi cation des dimensions de la Statique-99 2 , et aucune d'elles n'a proposé une interprétation des dimensions identifi ées relativement aux facteurs de risque dynamiques et/ou aux mécanismes psychologiques (Pham et Ducro, 2008 ;Walters et al, 2009). À la lumière de ces limites, la présente étude a pour buts d'identifi er empiriquement les dimensions de la Statique-99R 3 , et d'en proposer une interprétation relativement aux dimensions psychologiques susceptibles d'améliorer la compréhension qu'ont les éva-luateurs de leur outil de travail et, de fait, de la récidive sexuelle.…”

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“…Plusieurs auteurs ayant factorisé des outils actuariels pour délinquants sexuels ont obtenu un facteur similaire, qu'ils qualifi aient de déviance sexuelle (Roberts et al, 2002 ;Seto, 2005 ;Walters et al, 2009 ;Janka et al, 2010). L'association entre infractions sexuelles et déviance sexuelle n'est pas surprenante, dans la mesure où la majorité des fantaisies sexuelles déviantes, lorsqu'actualisées, sont génératrices de délinquance sexuelle 5 .…”

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Mieux saisir les outils actuariels : une analyse factorielle de la Statique-99R

Brouillette‐Alarie

Proulx

Benbouriche

2013

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Une critique couramment formulée à l’encontre des outils actuariels statiques concerne leur incapacité à éclairer l’intervention, au regard de leurs fondements athéoriques. Dans la cadre d’un effort visant à nuancer cette critique, la présente étude a tenté d’identifier les construits théoriques présents dans la Statique-99R, l’échelle actuarielle de prédiction de la récidive des délinquants sexuels la plus utilisée. Une analyse factorielle exploratoire des items de l’instrument en a extrait trois facteurs : la délinquance sexuelle, la délinquance générale et le jeune âge. Une interprétation de ces facteurs en ce qui a trait aux dimensions psychologiques a été proposée : la délinquance sexuelle en tant qu’indicatrice de déviance sexuelle ou de préoccupations sexuelles et la délinquance générale en tant qu’indicatrice de traits antisociaux et/ou de psychopathie. Les limites et les implications pour de futures recherches sont discutées.The aim of the current paper is to identify dimensions of the Static-99R, the most commonly used sex-offender actuarial scale. Exploratory factor analysis extracted three dimensions from the scale : sexual criminality, general criminality and young age. An interpretation of the psychological meaning of these dimensions was suggested : sexual criminality as an indicator of either sexual deviance or sexual preoccupations, and general criminality as an indicator of antisocial traits and/or psychopathy.Una critica comúnmente formulada hacia las herramientas estadísticas actuariales consiste en su incapacidad para aclarar la intervención, debido sus bases no teóricas. En el marco de un esfuerzo por matizar dicha crítica, el presente estudio ha intentado identificar las construcciones teóricas presentes en Statistique-99R, la escala actuarial más utilizada en lo que a predicción de la reincidencia de los delincuentes sexuales se refiere. Un análisis factorial exploratorio de los elementos de dicho instrumento extrajo tres factores : la delincuencia sexual, la delincuencia general y la edad joven. Una interpretación de estos factores en términos psicológicos ha sido propuesta : la delincuencia sexual como índice de desviación sexual o de inquietudes sexuales, y la delincuencia general como indicador de rasgos antisociales o de psicopatía. Los límites y las implicaciones para futuras investigaciones son aquí abordados

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Assessing Criminal Thinking in Male Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles

Cited by 21 publications

References 32 publications

Predicting Recidivism in Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS)

Predicting Recidivism in Sex Offenders With the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS)

Psychometric Validation of a Simplified Form of the PICTS for Low-Reading Level Populations

Mieux saisir les outils actuariels : une analyse factorielle de la Statique-99R

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