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This version was published on August 1, 2007
Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 8, 1029-1043 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807301788

Inmate Thinking Patterns

An Empirical Investigation

Jon T. Mandracchia

Texas Tech University

Robert D. Morgan

Texas Tech University, robert.morgan{at}ttu.edu

Sheila Garos

Texas Tech University

J. Travis Garland

Texas Tech University

This study investigated patterns of maladaptive thinking in 435 offenders and sought to develop and preliminarily validate a measure of criminal thinking patterns. An exploratory factor analysis of 77 thinking errors derived from four theories of cognitive distortions that influence behavior yielded a three-factor model of dysfunctional thinking among offenders. Interpretations of these three factors were provided (i.e., Control, Cognitive Immaturity, and Egocentrism). Implications for treatment and future research with offenders, using the conceptualization of erroneous thinking posited by the three-factor model, are discussed.

Key Words: criminal thinking • inmate thinking • criminal attitudes • PICTS • dysfunctional thinking • cognitive distortions


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