Exploring Criminal Thinking Patterns and Cognitions in High Risk Sexually & Non-Sexually Violent Offenders

A sample of high risk sexually violent and non-sexually violent offenders completed the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (Walters, 1995) and Bumby’s (1996) MOLEST and RAPE scales. It is hypothesized that there will be significant overlap of rape supporting cognitive distortions and shared thought patterns, regardless of offender type.