Leisure Experience, Prison Culture, or Victimization? Sex Offenders Report on Prison Gambling

Williams, DJ; Hinton, Mary Liz

doi:10.1080/15564880600626155

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“…Participants' perspectives regarding offender gambling in prisons generally are consistent with other reports suggesting that gambling is common, may be part of the culture of prison, and that it occasionally results in violence (Martinez, 1983;Williams & Hinton, 2006). It should be expected that offender gambling would be prevalent in a relatively monotonous, predictable, highly structured environment inherent to incarceration.…”

Section: Gambling In Prisons and Jailssupporting

confidence: 62%

“…In their review of the literature on offender gambling Williams and colleagues (2005) found only six studies that focused on gambling within prisons with a prevalence range of 26% to 100%. Besides these studies, additional reports also suggest gambling during incarceration is not uncommon, and that it may be a way of passing the time (Jarvis, 1988;Martinez, 1983;Williams & Hinton, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

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

Williams

Walker

2009

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Section: Gambling In Prisons and Jailssupporting

confidence: 62%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

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

Williams

Walker

2009

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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“…Several researchers have been interested in the gambling habits of prison populations prior to incarceration, as well as in the links between gambling and criminal behaviour (see, e.g., Abbott, McKenna & Giles, 2005;Ashcroft, Daniel & Hart, 2004;Jarvis, 1988;Lahn, 2005;Nixon, Leigh & Nowatzki, 2006;Templer, Kaiser & Siscoe, 1993). Conversely, very few studies have been published regarding gambling by prisoners while in detention, and such studies have been limited particularly to the prevalence of gambling in prison, the types of games found or the types of stakes involved (Abbott, McKenna & Giles, 2005;Lahn & Grabosky, 2003;Turner, Preston, McAvoy & Gillam, 2013;Williams & Hinton, 2006;Williams, Royston & Hagen, 2005). We know little about what these games mean to the offenders, how they are played or what their limits might be.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gambling behind bars: does prison provide ideal conditions?

Brochu¹

2013

JGI

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While studies exist on the gambling habits of the correctional population prior to incarceration, little information exists on gambling habits during imprisonment. This article aims to describe gambling practices in Quebec prisons. The impact of prison life on these activities and their meaning will be analyzed, relying on semi-structured interviews with 51 men currently detained in three federal penitentiaries in Quebec. Contrary to our expectations, the regulations prohibiting gambling in Correctional Service of Canada institutions do not present a central obstacle to this practice. In fact, participation in gambling is limited more by elements connected to the detention institution and the sentence. The availability of certain games, more particularly card games such as poker, as well as the pleasure resulting from those games seem considerably limited in comparison with group bets like sports pools.

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“…J. Williams et al, 2005). Boredom is among the reasons most frequently mentioned by inmates for breaking the rule against gambling (Beauregard & Brochu, 2013; D. J. Williams & Hinton, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Enforcing Institutional Regulations in Prison Settings

Beauregard

Chadillon-Farinacci²,

Brochu

et al. 2013

International Criminal Justice Review

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Although gambling is permitted in free society, it is prohibited in all detention facilities under the jurisdiction of the Province of Quebec. In this article, the authors focus on correctional officers’ opinions concerning this regulation, as well as their reasons for choosing whether or not to enforce it. The absence of disciplinary reports issued in this regard confirms that coercion is rarely, if ever, used to counter this activity. When interventions do occur, they are aimed less at the act of betting than at the associated undesirable behaviors, such as disturbing the peace in the cellblock. Many of the guards interviewed see gambling as a positive leisure activity, in the sense that it generates negative impacts only occasionally. It even makes their work easier because pleasure eases tensions and helps maintain tranquility in the block. Since this activity does not usually jeopardize the safety of the correctional population or the prison staff, it is often used as a conciliation tool, which is evidence of the guards’ discretionary power.

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Leisure Experience, Prison Culture, or Victimization? Sex Offenders Report on Prison Gambling

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

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

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

Gambling behind bars: does prison provide ideal conditions?

Enforcing Institutional Regulations in Prison Settings

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