Prevalence of Gambling Disorder Among Prisoners: A Systematic Review

Banks, James A.; Waters, Jaime; Andersson, Catrin; Olivé, Victòria

doi:10.1177/0306624x19862430

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“…Both the connection between gambling and crime and that between gambling and social disadvantage are well established. Numerous studies have found higher rates of problem gambling among criminal offenders than in the general population (Turner and McAvoy 2011;May-Chahal et al 2017;Turner et al 2017;Moore 2018;Riley et al 2018;Lind et al 2019;Widinghoff et al 2019;Banks et al 2020). Although only a relatively small proportion of all crime is gambling-related (Arthur et al 2014), a study on British prisoners estimated that problem gambling is linked with up to 13% of all offending (May-Chahal et al 2012).…”

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Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

Lind

Hellman

Obstbaum

et al. 2021

Addiction Research & Theory

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This study addresses criminal convictions, social disadvantage and problem gambling as an interwoven set of problems. It makes use of data from a population-based gambling survey (n ¼ 7,186) conducted in three Finnish regions. The survey data are combined with national registers to examine associations between sociodemographic factors and gambling severity, comparing persons with and without a criminal record. Gambling behavior included past-year ( 2016) gambling severity and perceived life-time problem gambling. Social disadvantage was assessed using sociodemographic factors such as education, employment status, level of income and receipt of basic social assistance. Logistic regression analysis showed that both past-year problem or pathological gambling (OR: 2.725) and perceived life-time gambling problems (OR: 2.363) were associated with having a conviction, compared to recreational gambling. Low education, unemployment, low income and receipt of basic social assistance were associated with receiving a conviction. When gender, age and sociodemographic factors were controlled for, odds ratios for both past-year gambling problems (OR: 1.223) and perceived life-time gambling problems (OR: 1.586) did not remain statistically significant. The current study suggests that preventive efforts against problem gambling and interventions in criminal justice systems should be expanded to incorporate the aim of reducing social disadvantage.

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Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

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Hellman

Obstbaum

et al. 2021

Addiction Research & Theory

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“…There have been a number of recent Systematic Reviews completed in the eld of gambling, investigating a range of ideas. For example, the relationship between crime and gambling disorders 6,7 , quality of life measurement tools 8 , comorbidity with other conditions 9 , socioeconomic risk factors and vulnerable populations 10 , impulsivity in gambling 11,12 , harms reported by signi cant others 13 , or potential interventions and harm minimisation tools [14][15][16][17] .…”

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Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2021

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Background: Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, or gambling behaviour categories such as risk severity and participation frequency. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Inclusion criteria were: 1) focus on gambling harms; 2) focus on harms to the gambler rather than affected others; 3) discussion of specific listed harms and not just harms in general terms. Exclusion criteria were: 1) research of non-human subjects; 2) not written in English; 3) not an empirical study; 3) not available as a full article. Methods: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in August 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria. Results: A total of 59 studies published between 1994 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. These were categorised into thematic groups for comparison and discussion. There were replicated differences found in groups defined by age, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity and culture, risk severity, and gambling behaviours. Conclusion: Harms appear to be dependent on specific social, demographic and environmental conditions that suggests there is a health inequality in gambling related harms. Further investigation is required to develop standardised measurement tools and to understand confounding variables and co-morbidities. With a robust understanding of harms distribution in the population, Primary Care Workers will be better equipped to identify those who are at risk, or who are showing signs of Gambling Disorder, and to target prevention and intervention programmes appropriately.

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“…There have been a number of recent Systematic Reviews completed in the eld of gambling, investigating a range of ideas. For example, the relationship between crime and gambling disorders 5,6 , quality of life measurement tools 7 , comorbidity with other conditions 8 , socioeconomic risk factors and vulnerable populations 9 , impulsivity in gambling 10,11 , harms reported by signi cant others 12 , or potential interventions and harm minimisation tools [13][14][15][16] . Despite this body of research, and many individual studies investigating speci c gambling harms, a systematic review of how harms are distributed across society hasn't yet been done.…”

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Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2020

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Background: Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, or gambling behaviour categories such as risk severity and play frequency. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Inclusion criteria were: 1) focus on gambling harms; 2) focus on harms to the gambler rather than affected others; 3) discussion of specific listed harms and not just harms in general terms. Exclusion criteria were: 1) research of non-human subjects; 2) not written in English; 3) not an empirical study; 3) not available as a full article.Methods: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in August 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria.Results: A total of 59 studies published between 1994 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. These were categorised into thematic groups for comparison and discussion. There were replicated differences found in groups defined by age, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity and culture, risk severity, and gambling behaviours. Conclusion: Harms appear to be dependent on specific social, demographic and environmental conditions that suggests there is a health inequality in gambling related harms. Further investigation is required to develop standardised measurement tools and to understand confounding variables and co-morbidities. With a robust understanding of harms distribution in the population, Primary Care Workers will be better equipped to identify those who are at risk, or who are showing signs of Gambling Disorder, and to target prevention and intervention programmes appropriately.

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Prevalence of Gambling Disorder Among Prisoners: A Systematic Review

Cited by 16 publications

References 35 publications

Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

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