Criminal Thinking

Walters, Glenn D.

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“…The GCT can be divided into the following risk categories: low (T-score ≤40), low-moderate (T-score 41–49), high-moderate (T-score 50– 59), and high (T-score ≥60). The PICTS was normed on low- to high-security federal prisoners (Walters, 2019). Thus, T-scores of 50 or higher indicate that GCT is significant, and the respondent is scoring higher than at least half the normative group.…”

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Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment

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Fauske

et al. 2023

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Background and aim: Young adults with substance use (SU) problems face a high risk of co-occurring problems, including criminality. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychosocial characteristics, SU problems, and criminal thinking young adults entering SU treatment have, and whether the SU characteristics, sex and age are associated with criminal thinking scores. Methods: The sample was 407 young adults aged 16–29 years who underwent an entry assessment between January 2011 and December 2016 at a residential SU treatment institution in Norway. All study data were extracted from electronic health records, including survey information from the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment and the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles. Results: In the present sample, severe SU, high rates of psychosocial problems, and criminal thinking were reported. Almost three-quarters (72.67%) of young adults reported high levels of criminal thinking (≥60). However, male participants were more likely to report high levels of criminal thinking compared to female participants (p=0.031). In bivariate regression models, only sex and having stimulants/opioids as primary drug were associated with mean levels of criminal thinking. The same was true in the multiple regression model. Conclusion: Young adults in residential SU treatment are a multi-problem high-risk/high-need group of people. Due to the elevated levels of criminal thinking, we recommend that young adults in SU treatment should be screened for criminogenic treatment needs, such as criminal thinking, regardless of justice involvement.

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Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment

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Fauske

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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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“…Andrews et al (2006) defined criminal thinking as the set of attitudes, values, and beliefs that support crime, and which predispose people to the performance of a certain criminal behavior after a decision-making process (Ajzen & Fishbein, 2005;Maio & Haddock, 2010). In other words, Walters (2009) described criminal thinking as the set of cognitions whose purpose is to initiate or maintain a violation of the rules, codes or laws that have been established by a government. Walters (1998) established three factors that help understand criminal conduct: conditions, choices, and cognitions.…”

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Criminal Thinking: Exploring its Relationship with Prosocial Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, and Cultural Dimensions

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Vilar

González-Sala

2023

Anuario De Psicología Jurídica

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The study of criminal thinking and criminal behavior is complex because they can be influenced by many variables. Traditionally, researchers have tried to explain them through the study of several biological, psychological, and social factors. As an example, Ward et al. ( 2019) aimed to understand criminal behavior by including biological, psychological, social, and cultural aspects from different disciplines. Also, it is important to remember that decision making, a construct that contains both rational and emotional variables, has a heavy impact on human behavior, and suggests criminal behavior can be influenced by those variables (Campello et al., 2016). In this study, it is proposed that some psychological dimensions, such as criminal thinking, prosocial behavior, or emotional intelligence, have an impact on the study of criminal behavior and can also be used to predict it. Also, despite the fact that they have not h t t p s : / / j o u r n a l s. c o p m a d r i d. o rg / a p j

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Over-Reporting Detection on the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) Confusion (Cf-r) Scale in Justice-Involved Individuals

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Ingram,

Ross

et al. 2023

Psychol. Inj. and Law

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Criminal Thinking

Cited by 7 publications

References 55 publications

Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment

Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment

Criminal Thinking: Exploring its Relationship with Prosocial Behavior, Emotional Intelligence, and Cultural Dimensions

Over-Reporting Detection on the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) Confusion (Cf-r) Scale in Justice-Involved Individuals

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