SOP 214.04-att-3: TCU CTS Form (Attachment 3) - Thinking Style and Criminal Thinking Patterns Assessment

SOP 214.04
Attachment 3

02/20/25
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# TCU CTSFORM

Please indicate how much you AGREE
or DISAGREE with each statement.

1. You get upset when you hear about

someone who has lost everything
in a natural disaster. ...................................     

2. You are locked-up because you had

a run of bad luck. .......................................     

3. The real reason you are locked-up is

because of your race. ..................................     

4. When people tell you what to do,

you become aggressive. .............................     

5. Anything can be fixed in court if you

have the right connections. ........................     

6. Seeing someone cry makes you sad. ..........     

7. You rationalize your actions with

statements like “Everyone else is
doing it, so why shouldn’t I?” ....................     

8. Bankers, lawyers, and politicians get

away with breaking the law every day. ......     

9. You have paid your dues in life and are

justified in taking what you want. ...............     

10. When not in control of a situation,

you feel the need to exert power
over others. .................................................     

11. When being asked about the motives

for engaging in crime, you point out

.

how hard your life has been. ......................     

.

12. You are sometimes so moved by an

experience that you feel emotions
you cannot describe. ...................................     

Retention Schedule: Upon completion this form shall be maintained in the offender’s file for two (2) years or if program completion
occurs prior to two (2) years, it may be removed.

TCU CTS Form (v. Dec07)
© 2007 TCU Institute of Behavioral Research, Fort Worth, Texas. All rights reserved.

SOP 214.04
Attachment 3

02/20/25
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13. You argue with others over relatively

trivial matters. ............................................     

14. If someone disrespects you then you

have to straighten them out, even if you
have to get physical. ...................................     

15. You like to be in control. ...........................     

16. You find yourself blaming the victims

of some of your crimes. .............................     

17. You feel people are important to you. ........     

18. This country’s justice system was

designed to treat everyone equally. ............     

19. Police do worse things than do the

“criminals” they lock up. ...........................     

20. You think you have to pay back people

who mess with you. ....................................     

21. Nothing you do here is going to make a

difference in the way you are treated. ........     

22. You feel you are above the law. ..................     

23. It is okay to commit crime in order to pay

for the things you need. ..............................     

24. Society owes you a better life. ...................     

25. Breaking the law is no big deal as long

as you do not physically harm someone. ...     

.

26. You find yourself blaming society and .

external circumstances for the problems
in your life. .................................................     

27. You worry when a friend is having

problems. ....................................................     

Retention Schedule: Upon completion this form shall be maintained in the offender’s file for two (2) years or if program completion
occurs prior to two (2) years, it may be removed.

TCU CTS Form (v. Dec07)
© 2007 TCU Institute of Behavioral Research, Fort Worth, Texas. All rights reserved.

SOP 214.04
Attachment 3

02/20/25
Page 3 of 3

28. The only way to protect yourself

is to be ready to fight. ................................     

29. You are not to blame for everything

you have done. ...........................................     

30. It is unfair that you are locked-up when

bankers, lawyers, and politicians get
away with their crimes. ..............................     

31. Laws are just a way to keep poor people

down. ...............................................................     

32. Your good behavior should allow you

to be irresponsible sometimes. ....................     

33. It is okay to commit crime in order to

live the life you deserve. ..............................     

34. Prosecutors often tell witnesses to lie

in court. ...........................................................     

35. You justify the crime you commit by

telling yourself that if you had not done
it, someone else would have. .....................     

36. You may be a criminal, but your

environment made you that way. ...............     

.

Retention Schedule: Upon completion this form shall be maintained in the offender’s file for two (2) years or if program completion
occurs prior to two (2) years, it may be removed.

TCU CTS Form (v. Dec07)
© 2007 TCU Institute of Behavioral Research, Fort Worth, Texas. All rights reserved.