Researchers debate rather Criminal Thinking is a predictor for recidivism.

Criminal thinking is characterized as a psychosocial factor, antisocial cognition, a form of criminogenic thinking and or a criminogenic factor (Folk et al, 2018; Miller, 2012; Prell et al 2016; Walters & Lowenkamp, 2016). Dr. Eric Hickey of the Forensics Department at Walden University argues you are not a criminal until you have been caught