SOP_NUMBER: 214.04-att-3 TITLE: TCU CTS Form (Attachment 3) - Thinking Style and Criminal Thinking Patterns Assessment DIVISION: Facilities TOPIC_AREA: 214 Policy-Facilities Programs EFFECTIVE_DATE: 2025-02-20 WORD_COUNT: 602 POWERDMS_URL: https://public.powerdms.com/GADOC/documents/1214528 URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-3/ SUMMARY: This is a standardized assessment form used to evaluate offenders' thinking patterns, attitudes, and beliefs related to criminal behavior and personal responsibility. The form contains 36 statements designed to measure criminal thinking styles, victim blaming, justification of illegal activity, and empathy levels. Results are maintained in offender files for two years or until program completion. KEY_TOPICS: criminal thinking patterns, TCU CTS form, offender assessment, thinking styles, attitude evaluation, criminal justification, victim blaming, empathy, personal responsibility, behavioral assessment, cognitive patterns, program evaluation ATTACHMENTS: 1. Participation Agreement URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-1/ 2. TCU CTSFORM – Criminal Thinking Scales: Scales and Item Scoring Guide URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-2/ 3. TCU CTS Form (Attachment 3) - Thinking Style and Criminal Thinking Patterns Assessment URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-3/ 4. EBP Elective Proposal URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-4/ 5. Evidence Based Program Weekly Report URL: https://gps.press/sop-data/214.04-att-5/ ======================================================================== FULL TEXT: ======================================================================== SOP 214.04 Attachment 3 02/20/25 Page 1 of 3 # **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 Page 2 of 3 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.