Research has demonstrated that criminal attitudes are a primary predictor of criminal conduct; hence, measuring attitudes is important. The Criminal Sentiments Scale–Modified (CSS-M) is a widely used measure of criminal attitudes; however, its psychometric properties have been established primarily on Western samples and there is a pressing need to translate the scale into other languages. Hence, the objective of this research was to translate CSS-M into the Urdu language and validate it. This objective was achieved in three studies on samples of young adults. In Study I, the scale was translated and its cross-language validation was established. In Study II, the factor structure of the CSS-M was examined through CFA. In Study III, interscale correlations and gender differences were examined. Findings demonstrated that CSS-M is a reliable and valid instrument when assessing attitudes toward crime in the Pakistani sample.

研究表明，犯罪态度是犯罪行为的主要预测因素；因此，衡量态度很重要。犯罪情绪量表-修正版 (CSS-M) 是一种广泛使用的犯罪态度量表；然而，它的心理测量特性主要建立在西方样本上，迫​​切需要将量表翻译成其他语言。因此，本研究的目的是将 CSS-M 翻译成乌尔都语并对其进行验证。这一目标是在三项针对年轻人样本的研究中实现的。在研究 I 中，量表被翻译并建立了跨语言验证。在研究 II 中，通过 CFA 检查了 CSS-M 的因子结构。在研究 III 中，检查了尺度间相关性和性别差异。