RT Article
T1 Prevalence of Gambling Disorder Among Prisoners: a Systematic Review
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 64
IS 12
SP 1199
OP 1216
A1 Banks, James 1980-
A2 Andersson, Catrine 1982-
A2 Waters, Jaime
A2 Olive, Victoria
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1738658163
AB This article presents the first systematic review of studies on the prevalence of gambling disorder among prisoners across international jurisdictions. Only original studies that were published in English and employed reliable and valid screening tools are included in this analysis. The review finds that rates of problem or pathological gambling in prison populations are highly variable, ranging from 5.9% to 73% of male and female inmates surveyed. Nevertheless, recorded rates of problem and pathological gambling among inmates are consistently and significantly higher than rates of problem and pathological gambling recorded among the general population. The review indicates that the institution of problem gambling treatment programmes in carceral settings is necessary, to aid community re-entry and reduce the likelihood of re-offending. Moreover, it is suggested that the screening of inmates should become standard practice across penal institutions and other criminal justice organisations, with a view to better addressing the needs of offenders.
K1 Gambling disorder
K1 Prison
K1 Prisoner
K1 Pathological gambling
K1 Problem gambling
K1 Systematic review
DO 10.1177/0306624X19862430