Sease Thomas B, Joe George, Pankow Jennifer, Lehman Wayne E K, Knight Kevin
Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
J Offender Rehabil. 2022;61(3):135-147. doi: 10.1080/10509674.2022.2045528. Epub 2022 Mar 15.
In the United States, approximately 9 million people cycle in and out of jail and more than 600,000 people are released from prison each year. Unfortunately, the reentry process includes several barriers people must overcome (e.g., criminal thinking) to achieve adequate psychosocial functioning. As such, valid and reliable assessments that allow correctional staff to monitor clients' progress in treatment and test program effectiveness are paramount to reducing this major public safety concern. The TCU Criminal Thinking Scales (CTS) are a widely used assessment of criminal thinking in correctional settings. This study reevaluated the psychometric properties of the TCU CTS using Item Response Theory. Results showed the TCU CTS had good internal reliability and each scale loaded onto one factor. Item level analysis revealed most items adequately fit the model, generally measuring moderate levels of criminal thinking. Furthermore, several TCU CTS scales were negatively correlated with motivation for treatment and psychosocial functioning.
在美国，约900万人进出监狱，每年有超过60万人从监狱获释。不幸的是，重新融入社会的过程存在一些人们必须克服的障碍（如犯罪思维），以实现充分的心理社会功能。因此，能够让惩教人员监测客户治疗进展并检验项目有效性的有效且可靠的评估，对于减少这一重大公共安全问题至关重要。德克萨斯基督教大学犯罪思维量表（CTS）是惩教环境中广泛使用的犯罪思维评估工具。本研究使用项目反应理论重新评估了德克萨斯基督教大学CTS的心理测量特性。结果显示，德克萨斯基督教大学CTS具有良好的内部信度，且每个量表都加载到一个因子上。项目水平分析表明，大多数项目与模型拟合良好，总体上测量的是中等水平的犯罪思维。此外，德克萨斯基督教大学CTS的几个量表与治疗动机和心理社会功能呈负相关。
