TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Assessment of Criminal Attitudes - Criterion-Related Validity of the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified and Pride in Delinquency Scale
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Simourd, DJ
A1  - Van de Ven, J
SP  - 90
EP  - 106
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - The present study investigated the criterion-related validity of two measures of criminal attitudes-the Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified (CSS-M) and the Pride in Delinquency Scale (PID)-among a sample of 141 Canadian federally incarcerated offenders. Eighty-seven offenders whose current conviction was for a violent offense and 54 offenders whose current conviction was for a property-based offense completed both measures and were compared. Scores on the measures also were evaluated against a variety of criminal history and postrelease measures. The results indicated that both the CSS-M and PID are significantly related to criminal behavior and can predict recidivism. The results also show that the CSS-M is a better measure among violent offenders, whereas the PID is preferred for nonviolent offenders. These results are discussed within the context of theory, research, and practice.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -