The Spanish version of the Criminal Sentiment Scale Modified (CSS-M): Factor structure, reliability, and validity

Andrés-Pueyo, Antônio

doi:10.1016/j.ejpal.2015.03.001

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“…Criminal Sentiments Scale -Modified (CSS-M; Shields & Simourd, 1991) is a self-reported instrument designed to measure three general categories of criminal attitudes (Martinez & Andres-Pueyo, 2015). It consists of 41 items: first 25 items compose the subscale of Attitudes towards the Law, Court, and Police (LCP); next 10 items compose the subscale of Tolerance for Law Violations (TLV) related to the category of neutralization.…”

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Examination of convergent validity of START: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation

Klimukienė¹,

Laurinavičius²,

Laurinaitytė³

et al. 2018

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The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START: AV, Viljoen, Nicholls, Cruise, Desmarais, & Webster, 2014) provides a structural professional judgement on the risk of adverse outcomes related to harm to others and rule violations. The advantage of START: AV is in that it includes the assessment of both strengths and vulnerabilities. As it is a relatively new assessment tool, the questions related to psychometric properties of the measure are still topical, especially in intercultural context. The reliability and convergent validity of START: AV ratings were examined in a sample of 159 male juveniles (M age = 16.97, SD = 0.81) on probation. Information about the psychosocial functioning of the minors was collected during the interviews with probation officers and rated by the researchers according to the START: AV User Guide. The Subtypes of Antisocial Behaviour (STAB; Burt & Donnellan, 2009), the Triarchic Psychopathy Measure (TriPM; Patrick, 2010), and the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified (CSS-M; Shields & Simourd, 1991) were used as convergent measures in this study. The results provided evidence for the reliability of the START: AV ratings and associations between behavioural variables, psychopathy constructs and START: AV are in favour of its concurrent validity. Pro-criminal attitudes were not associated with START: AV ratings, and further research is needed to test the manifestation of pro-criminal attitudes among juvenile offenders on probation. These findings support for further testing the START: AV on its predictive validity as well as utility in work with juvenile offenders.

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Examination of convergent validity of START: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation

Klimukienė¹,

Laurinavičius²,

Laurinaitytė³

et al. 2018

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“…The risk-need-responsivity model claims a pro-criminal attitude is a central criminogenic need to explain/predict recidivism, making it a significant part of prisoner risk assessment (Andrews and Bonta, 1998, 2010). Different instruments operationally defined criminal thinking through lengthy statements and reported low alpha reliabilities at the subscale level (Martínez and Andrés-Pueyo, 2015; Walters, 2002). A relatively short criminogenic cognitions scale (CCS) is based on the neutralization theory of Sykes and Matza (1957) and is comprised of 25 items (Tangney et al , 2002).…”

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Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

Ishfaq,

Kamal

2023

JCP

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Purpose This study aims to differentiate crime-related characteristics (such as the number of cases filed against current convictions and criminal history) based on the criminal thinking prevailing among convicts. However, because of the low reliability of subscales and poor structural validity of indigenous and translated versions of international instruments, a new instrument criminal attitude measure (CAM) was extracted to measure criminal thinking patterns among convicts incarcerated in central prisons of Punjab. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was used. Data was collected from 1,949 male convicts (extracting mutually exclusive data from 649 respondents for EFA and 1,300 respondents for confirmatory factor analysis [CFA]). Both data samples were collected from convicts incarcerated in the nine (all) central jails of Punjab, Pakistan. Findings The results of this study showed poor model fit for both the indigenous criminal thinking scale and the translated version of criminogenic cognition scale. CAM was extracted through principal component analysis and proposed as a 15-item questionnaire with five factors extracted through varimax rotation. Those five factors are power orientation, mollification, entitlement, mistrust toward authorities and short-term orientation. The results of CFA for CAM confirmed the proposed five-factor structure for the construct. Findings based on MANOVA further found that CAM differentiates between the thinking patterns of recidivists, convicts with multiple charges filed against them in current convictions and convicts with a familial criminal record. The findings of this study showed that CAM is a practical, valid and reliable instrument for measuring criminal thinking among convicts. Research limitations/implications In this study, using the survey method was inevitable because of the restrictions imposed by the granted permission. However, this time duration was extended because of the courtesy of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of each jail. This study is focused on a male sample only, and the findings cannot be generalized to females. The phenomena proposed (based on large data sets) in this study can further be elaborated using qualitative research designs and methods (using a small sample with an in-depth study). So, it is also suggested to test this new instrument on a comparative study between prisoners and non-prisoners to explore whether scale can differentiate between these two groups. Practical implications A short-scale and easy-to-administer instrument was developed for assessing major criminogenic needs among convicts for prison management, i.e. assigning barracks, allocating treatment and also detecting changes in attitude after imprisonment. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first study to explore and validate the construct of criminal attitudes among convicts using both the EFA and CFA. A small and valid instrument facilitates the measurement of criminogenic needs among prisoners. Data was collected from all central jails in Punjab. This study explored comparatively less researched crime characteristics in a relatively large sample.

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Considerations when Conducting Violence Risk Assessments in Immigrant Youth: The Roles of Acculturation Stress and Criminal Attitudes

Muñoz

Venta

2021

Int. Migration & Integration

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The Spanish version of the Criminal Sentiment Scale Modified (CSS-M): Factor structure, reliability, and validity

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Examination of convergent validity of START: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation

Examination of convergent validity of START: AV ratings among male juveniles on probation

Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

Considerations when Conducting Violence Risk Assessments in Immigrant Youth: The Roles of Acculturation Stress and Criminal Attitudes

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