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Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
This article outlines the results of a recent Australian survey of gambling, problem gambling, and gambling-related crimes among offenders. The research found that 34% of participant offenders had some form of gambling problem. This figure is 18 times higher than that found in the general population in the same Australian location. Many problem gamblers identified in the survey had not sought help for gambling and felt they didn't have a problem or were in control of their gambling. In addition, many survey participants said that their gambling was not problematic despite some admissions that they had committed gambling-related crimes. A significant implication of this study follows that offenders with gambling problems need to be offered therapeutic services while in the correctional system to reduce the prevalence of gam-bling problems and the commission of gambling-related offences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-355 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report