An item response theory analysis of the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles: Comparing male and female probationers and prisoners

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1050-1055

  Walters, Glenn D ^a  

^a KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal probationers; Item response theory; Psychological inventory of criminal thinking styles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRISONER; PROBATION; PROBATIONER; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY OF CRIMINAL THINKING STYLES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINOLOGY; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING;

ADULT; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRISONERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEX FACTORS; THINKING;

EID: 84940249950     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pas0000014     Document Type: Article

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