Reliability, Validity, and Predictive Utility of the 25-item Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS)

Tangney, June P.; Stuewig, Jeffrey; Furukawa, Emi; Kopelovich, Sarah L.; Meyer, Patrick; Cosby, Brandon

doi:10.1177/0093854812451092

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“…Items were rated on a 4-point scale with 1 = strongly disagree , 2 = disagree , 3 = agree , and 4 = strongly agree , and averaged to create a total criminogenic cognitions score (see Table 2 for descriptive statistics). Evidence for the reliability and validity of the CCS has been demonstrated with jail inmates (Tangney et al, 2012); the CCS was reliable in the current sample (Cronbach’s alpha = .72).…”

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confidence: 55%

“…The Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS; Tangney, Meyer, Furukawa, & Cosby, 2002) is a 25-item self-report measure that taps five dimensions of criminal thinking: (a) Notions of Entitlement; (b) Failure to Accept Responsibility; (c) Short-Term Orientation; (d) Insensitivity to the Impact of Crime; and (e) Negative Attitudes Toward Authority. Items were rated on a 4-point scale with 1 = strongly disagree , 2 = disagree , 3 = agree , and 4 = strongly agree , and averaged to create a total criminogenic cognitions score (see Table 2 for descriptive statistics).…”

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Does substance misuse moderate the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism?

Caudy

Folk

Stuewig

et al. 2015

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Purpose Some differential intervention frameworks contend that substance use is less robustly related to recidivism outcomes than other criminogenic needs such as criminal thinking. The current study tested the hypothesis that substance use disorder severity moderates the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism. Methods The study utilized two independent criminal justice samples. Study 1 included 226 drug-involved probationers. Study 2 included 337 jail inmates with varying levels of substance use disorder severity. Logistic regression was employed to test the main and interactive effects of criminal thinking and substance use on multiple dichotomous indicators of recidivism. Results Bivariate analyses revealed a significant correlation between criminal thinking and recidivism in the jail sample (r = .18, p < .05) but no significant relationship in the probation sample. Logistic regressions revealed that SUD symptoms moderated the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism in the jail-based sample (B = −.58, p < .05). A significant moderation effect was not observed in the probation sample. Conclusions Study findings indicate that substance use disorder symptoms moderate the strength of the association between criminal thinking and recidivism. These findings demonstrate the need for further research into the interaction between various dynamic risk factors.

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Section: Data and Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does substance misuse moderate the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism?

Caudy

Folk

Stuewig

et al. 2015

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…Knight, Garner, Simpson, Morey, & Flynn, 2006), Criminal Delinquency Scale (CDS; Le Blanc et al, 1996), and Criminal Cognition Scale (CCS; Tangney et al, 2012). Some analyses of the PICTS illustrate that a score can change over time, but there is not a clear indication of whether this is a result of treatment or maturation.…”

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Which Criminogenic Need Changes Are Most Important in Promoting Desistance From Crime and Substance Use?

Wooditch

Tang

Taxman

2013

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Andrews and Bonta identified the following criminogenic needs as important to reducing offending: substance use, antisocial cognition, antisocial associates, family and marital relations, employment, and leisure and recreational activities. This study examines dynamic criminogenic need changes across a 12-month period and identifies which need changes are the best predictors of criminal offending and illicit drug use among a sample of drug-involved probationers who participated in an intervention (N = 251). Probationers had significant changes in several need areas, and treatment participation moderated some changes. Probationers who had reductions in criminally involved family members they associate with, improved work performance, and decreased alcohol use had the greatest reductions in offending. Those who increased time spent engaged in leisure and recreational activities were less likely to self-report subsequent drug use. These findings suggest that certain dynamic need changes may be more important than others, and designing interventions to impact these needs might improve outcomes.

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“…Criminogenic cognitions were assessed at Time 1 using the 25-item Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS; Tangney et al, 2012) which assesses five domains: (a) Notions of Entitlement; (b) Failure to Accept Responsibility; (c) Short-Term Orientation; (d) Insensitivity to Impact of Crime; (e) Devaluing Authority. Items were rated on a 4-point Likert-type scale whereby following a statement participants selected either: 1 = strongly disagree , 2 = disagree , 3 = agree , or 4 = strongly agree .…”

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Changes in inmates' substance use and dependence from pre-incarceration to one year post-release

Tangney

Folk

Graham

et al. 2016

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Purpose To assess changes in inmates’ misuse of substances from pre- to post-incarceration. Methods In Study 1, professionals (n = 162) and laypersons (n = 50) predicted how jail inmates’ substance misuse would change from pre-incarceration to post-release. In Study 2, a longitudinal study of 305 jail inmates, we examined actual changes in substance use and dependence from pre-incarceration to the first year post-incarceration, as well as whether changes varied as a function of demographic, criminal justice, treatment, and personality factors. Results Professionals and laypersons predicted little change in substance misuse whereas, in fact, inmates’ frequency of substance use and dependence decreased substantially from pre-incarceration to post-release. Sharper decreases were observed for inmates who were female, younger, more educated, serving longer sentences, enrolled in substance abuse treatment, high in shame-proneness, and low in criminogenic thinking. Race, first time incarceration, transfer to other correctional facilities, mandated community supervision (probation), and guilt-proneness did not predict changes in substance use or dependence. Conclusions Although substance misuse decreased, this remains a population high in need of substance abuse treatment both upon arrest and at one year post-incarceration; 60% of former inmates met at least one DSM-IV criterion for substance dependence at one year post-release.

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Reliability, Validity, and Predictive Utility of the 25-item Criminogenic Cognitions Scale (CCS)

Cited by 51 publications

References 53 publications

Does substance misuse moderate the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism?

Does substance misuse moderate the relationship between criminal thinking and recidivism?

Which Criminogenic Need Changes Are Most Important in Promoting Desistance From Crime and Substance Use?

Changes in inmates' substance use and dependence from pre-incarceration to one year post-release

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