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TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting an Evidence-Informed Approach to Addressing Problem Gambling in UK Prison Populations
AU - May-Chahal, Corinne
AU - Wilson, Alison
AU - Humphreys, Leslie
AU - Anderson, Jill
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - International studies find that between a quarter and a third of offenders may be defined as problem gamblers. No comparable studies have been conducted in the UK during the last decade, which has seen unprecedented changes in gambling legislation and opportunities. The present study in two English prisons (one male and one female) found that levels of problem gambling were in line with global estimates. 27.8% of men and 18.1% of women were rated as medium-risk and problem gamblers. Gambling problems were linked to current and previous offending for between 7% and 13% of all offenders.
AB - International studies find that between a quarter and a third of offenders may be defined as problem gamblers. No comparable studies have been conducted in the UK during the last decade, which has seen unprecedented changes in gambling legislation and opportunities. The present study in two English prisons (one male and one female) found that levels of problem gambling were in line with global estimates. 27.8% of men and 18.1% of women were rated as medium-risk and problem gamblers. Gambling problems were linked to current and previous offending for between 7% and 13% of all offenders.
KW - prevalence
KW - problem gambling
KW - prisons
KW - crime
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00723.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00723.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 51
SP - 372
EP - 386
JO - The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
JF - The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
SN - 0265-5527
IS - 4
ER -