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Erschienen in: Journal of Gambling Studies 2/2009

01.06.2009 | Original Paper

The Relationship of Problem Gambling to Criminal Behavior in a Sample of Canadian Male Federal Offenders

verfasst von: Nigel E. Turner, Denise L. Preston, Crystal Saunders, Steven McAvoy, Umesh Jain

Erschienen in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Ausgabe 2/2009

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Abstract

This article examines the prevalence of moderate and severe problem gambling in a sample of 254 incarcerated Canadian male federal offenders (completion rate of 39.0%). The prevalence of disordered gambling was measured using the PGSI, DSM-IV-TR, and SOGS that yielded estimates of 9.4%, 6.3%, and 13.0%, respectively. Severe problem gamblers were significantly more likely to have committed income producing offences, but were neither more nor less likely than other offenders to have committed violent offences. The majority of severe problem gamblers (65.2%) and a fifth of the moderate problem gamblers (20.0%) reported that their criminal activity was a result of their gambling (e.g., to pay off debts). Based on these findings there appears to be a need to offer problem gambling treatment services to offenders in order to help them break the cycle of gambling, debt and crime.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Relationship of Problem Gambling to Criminal Behavior in a Sample of Canadian Male Federal Offenders
verfasst von
Nigel E. Turner
Denise L. Preston
Crystal Saunders
Steven McAvoy
Umesh Jain
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2009
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Gambling Studies / Ausgabe 2/2009
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-009-9124-1

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