TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Reliability, validity, and predictive utility of the 25-item Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS)
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Tangney, June Price
A1  - Stuewig, Jeffrey
A1  - Furukawa, Emi
A1  - Kopelovich, Sarah
A1  - Meyer, Patrick J.
A1  - Cosby, Brandon
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1360
VL  - 39
IS  - 10
N2  - Theory, research, and clinical reports suggest that moral cognitions play a role in initiating and sustaining criminal behavior. The 25-item Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS) was designed to tap 5 dimensions: notions of entitlement; failure to accept responsibility; short-term orientation; insensitivity to impact of crime; and negative attitudes toward authority. Results from 552 jail inmates support the reliability, validity, and predictive utility of the measure. The CCS was linked to criminal justice system involvement, self-report measures of aggression, impulsivity, and lack of empathy. Additionally, the CCS was associated with violent criminal history, antisocial personality, and clinicians' ratings of risk for future violence and psychopathy (PCL:SV). Furthermore, criminogenic thinking upon incarceration predicted subsequent official reports of inmate misconduct during incarceration. CCS scores varied somewhat by gender and race. Research and applied uses of CCS are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854812451092
ID  - ref1
ER  -