Does Offender Gambling on the Inside Continue on the Outside? Insights from Correctional Professionals on Gambling and Re-Entry

Williams, DJ; Walker, Gordon J.

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“…Gambling is often camouflaged within other recreational activities (e.g., playing cards, betting using seemingly benign objects such as stamps), and many individuals with gambling problems gamble weekly or more often (47). Therefore, gambling problems often persist during and after incarceration (48) and gambling during incarceration is a predictor of future criminal recidivism (49). Furthermore, recent research suggests as the severity of disordered gambling increases among ex‐offenders, their likelihood of criminal recidivism also rises (6).…”

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“…Only one study to date has examined attitudes toward gambling and crime among correctional staff. In a qualitative study, Williams and Walker interviewed parole officers who worked with postrelease individuals (48). The consensus among these correctional professionals was that offender gambling issues upon re‐entry into the community were associated with higher rates of substance use and the commission of subsequent crime.…”

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A Randomized Clinical Trial Exploring Gambling Attitudes, Barriers to Treatment, and Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Intervention Among Ex‐Offenders with Disordered Gambling

Rosen

Weinstock

Peter

2020

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Correctional populations are disproportionately burdened by disordered gambling; yet, problem awareness is minimal among both offenders and professionals within the criminal justice system. The aims of the current study were twofold: (i) to examine gambling attitudes and problem awareness among ex‐offenders, and (ii) to determine the efficacy of a brief online gambling intervention for ex‐offenders. Participants (N = 126) were ex‐offenders on probation and parole. Gambling attitudes, attitudes toward treatment, and disorder gambling status were assessed. Disordered gamblers (n = 102) were randomly assigned to (i) a brief intervention plus referral to treatment or (ii) referral to treatment only, and these individuals were re‐assessed at a 30‐day follow‐up. Lifetime disordered gambling was highly prevalent (86%) in the ex‐offender sample, and providing information regarding disordered gambler status and referral to treatment was effective in decreasing gambling attitudes, as well as gambling severity and frequency. The current study has direct implications for treatment and intervention efforts among ex‐offenders with disordered gambling and yields a greater understanding of attitudes toward gambling among ex‐offenders.

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Section: Gambling Attitudesmentioning

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A Randomized Clinical Trial Exploring Gambling Attitudes, Barriers to Treatment, and Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Intervention Among Ex‐Offenders with Disordered Gambling

Rosen

Weinstock

Peter

2020

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…The above types are not mutually exclusive: for instance dance is physical and artistic, whereas yoga is physical, artistic, and spiritual (see Frigon and Jenny, 2009 ; Frigon, 2010 , 2014 , 2019 ; Jenny and Frigon, 2012 ; Bilderbeck et al, 2014 ; Auty et al, 2017 ; Bartels et al, 2019 ; Middleton et al, 2019 ; Rousseau et al, 2019 ). Programs include parenting, philosophy, nutrition, and high school courses; work and vocational training; clinical or therapeutic programs focused on intoxication or addictions (Morash et al, 1994 ; Batchelder and Pippert, 2002 ; Pollack, 2009 , 2016 ; Williams and Walker, 2009 ; Firth et al, 2015 ; McCall, 2016 ; Coulombe, 2017 ; Crittenden and Koons-Witt, 2017 ; Duwe, 2017 ; Zhao et al, 2019 ). Animal programs such as canine training or zootherapy are also included here (Strimple, 2003 ; Smith, 2019 ; Wesely, 2019 ).…”

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Rethinking Incarcerated Women's Leisure as Subjected to Coercive and Normative Prison Missions

Rouleau

2020

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Leisure is commonly understood as contributing to well-being; this is especially appealing when considering multiply marginalized populations such as incarcerated women. However, leisure is not impervious to cooptation by less benevolent social processes. In this conceptual analysis, I argue that incarcerated women's leisure must be rethought as a component of its environment and by extension, as subjected to coercive and normative prison missions. After broadly delineating incarcerated women's leisure, I determine that some characteristics of leisure can be compatible with these prison missions. I then examine individual, organizational, and social benefits and issues with leisure in women's prisons. I link these practices to reduced coerciveness and increased normativity. I conclude by suggesting that ensuring incarcerated people's well-being through leisure is not in itself an end, but a means to achieve prison's coercive and normative ends. I discuss implications for scholars, practitioners, and advocates.

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“…Frigon 2010; Frigon and Jenny 2009;Jenny and Frigon 2012;Auty, Cope, and Liebling 2017;Bartels, Oxman, and Hopkins 2019;Bilderbeck, Farias, and Brazil 2014;Middleton, Harris, and Ackerman 2019;Rousseau et al 2019). Programs include parenting, philosophy, nutrition, and high school courses; work and vocational training; clinical or therapeutic programs focused on intoxication or addictions(Batchelder and Pippert 2002;Coulombe 2017;Crittenden and Koons-Witt 2017;Duwe 2017;Firth et al 2015;McCall 2016;Morash, Haarr, and Rucker 1994;Pollack 2009;Williams and Walker 2009;Zhao et al 2019). Animal programs such as canine training or zootherapy are also included here(Smith 2019;Strimple 2003;Wesely 2019).…”

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Rethinking Incarcerated Women's Leisure as Subjected to Coercive and Normative Prison Missions

Rouleau

2020

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Definitions of leisure often rely on elements of agency such as free time or freedom of choice yet have been called into question by feminist theorists due to women’s unequal access to leisure. Leisure as a concept is further troubled within prison as this setting relies on restricting agency and women therein are viewed as lacking agency. I thus ask: What do we know about leisure in prison, especially women’s prisons? What is it, what does it do, and who is it for? I review empirical, theoretical, and gray literature on leisure in prison to clarify the current state of knowledge. Building on sociologies of prison and of leisure, I define leisure in prison by distinguishing nature, terminology, and types. I present leisure practices in (women’s) prisons by considering individual involvement, organizational conceptions, and benefits on both levels. I then present individual, organizational, and social issues concerning leisure in (women’s) prisons. I conclude by discussing gaps in knowledge and identifying future areas of inquiry, namely into apprehending leisure as a dynamic whole within women’s prisons. (Publication First by Frontiers Media)

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Does Offender Gambling on the Inside Continue on the Outside? Insights from Correctional Professionals on Gambling and Re-Entry

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

A Randomized Clinical Trial Exploring Gambling Attitudes, Barriers to Treatment, and Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Intervention Among Ex‐Offenders with Disordered Gambling

A Randomized Clinical Trial Exploring Gambling Attitudes, Barriers to Treatment, and Efficacy of a Brief Motivational Intervention Among Ex‐Offenders with Disordered Gambling

Rethinking Incarcerated Women's Leisure as Subjected to Coercive and Normative Prison Missions

Rethinking Incarcerated Women's Leisure as Subjected to Coercive and Normative Prison Missions

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