TY - JOUR PY - 1997// TI - The Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified and Pride in Delinquency Scale - Psychometric Properties and Construct Validity of Two Measures of Criminal Attitudes JO - Criminal justice and behavior A1 - Simourd, DJ SP - 52 EP - 70 VL - 24 IS - 1 N2 - The present study explored the utility of two measures of criminal attitudes-the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified (CSS-M) and the Pride in Delinquency scale (PID-among a sample of 114 Canadian federally incarcerated offenders. The study examined the psychometric properties and construct validity of the measures, administered as part of a prerelease psychological assessment. The results indicated that both are reliable and valid measures of criminal attitudes. Implications of the findings with respect to theory and practice are considered.
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