Crime and Gambling Disorders: A Systematic Review

Adolphe, Ashley; Khatib, L.; Golde, Celine van; Gainsbury, Sally; Blaszczynski, Alex

doi:10.1007/s10899-018-9794-7

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“…The functional relationship between gambling and crime in multifaceted, and there is no consensus as to the link (Adolphe et al 2019). A range of theoretical perspectives has been proposed, such as that crime is committed to subsidise gambling or gambling-related debt (Blaszczynski and McConaghy 1994), that antisocial personality characteristics and ultimately criminal behaviour surface due to the stress of gambling debt and the need for it to remain hidden from significant others (Blaszczynski and McConaghy 1991), that gambling can be considered an activity synchronous with other unlawful endeavours (Meyer and Stadler 1999) or that other factors may mediate the relationship such as a disinhibiting co-occurring substance use or impulsivity disorder (Preston et al 2012).…”

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“…the Police National Computer Database); there is therefore the risk that offending to finance gambling was also underreported. Accordingly, previous research has shown that disordered gamblers are prone to underreporting as they do not always view their behaviour as illegal (Bergh and Kühlhorn 1994) or feel uncomfortable disclosing or fear reprisal (Adolphe et al 2019). Moreover, we did not ask what type of crime the gamblers committed to finance gambling or whether other crimes had been committed not linked to gambling.…”

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“…In the UK, one study identified the proportion of both reported and unreported crimes amongst gamblers attending GA was between 77 and 82% (Brown 1987). Furthermore, reported prevalence rates may be underreported as many of the crimes remain either undetected (Adolphe et al 2019) or may be committed against persons unlikely to press charges (e.g. family members) (Sakurai and Smith 2003).…”

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Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of Individuals Who Offend to Finance Gambling

Roberts

Sharman

King

et al. 2019

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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The relationship between crime and gambling is well established; however, few studies have examined offending specifically to finance gambling within a UK gambling treatment-seeking population. A total of 1226 treatment-seeking gamblers completed the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), Patient Health Questionnaire and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 item scale, and were asked whether they had committed any illegal behaviours to finance gambling. A total of 42.5% reported offending behaviour. A greater proportion of the offending group was single or married/cohabiting, had a lower level qualifications, lower income, had experienced childhood abuse, family mental health problems and gambling-related harms compared with the non-offending group. Offenders reported higher anxiety, depression and disordered gambling scores. Disordered gamblers who offend make up a discrete and complex subgroup with distinct vulnerabilities. Findings will be useful to clinicians involved in the assessment and management of problematic gambling. Gamblers who offend to finance gambling may have different treatment needs and treatment providers should administer appropriate clinical interventions to address vulnerabilities.

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Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of Individuals Who Offend to Finance Gambling

Roberts

Sharman

King

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Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Notably, Roberts et al's (2016) survey of a nationally representative sample of UK men identified that problem gambling and probable pathological gambling were linked to an increased likelihood of the perpetration of violence, the perpetration of intimate partner violence, and the use of a weapon. Yet the extent of gambling-related violence could well be understated, as evidence from Adolphe et al's (2018) systematic review indicates that problem gamblers may engage in violent offending at a higher than expected rate, yet such crimes may be concealed by intentional or unintentional underreporting.…”

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A taxonomy of gambling-related crime

Banks

Waugh²

2018

International Gambling Studies

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Gambling and crime represent two common behaviours that occur, to varying degrees and in myriad forms, across most societies. Keeping gambling free from crime has also emerged to become an important policy objective in many jurisdictions, particularly where commercial gambling has proliferated. Yet research exploring the interconnections between gambling and crime is sporadic, stymied, in part, by the need for a comprehensive, detailed and systematic approach to categorizing the variety of offences that may be linked to wagering activities. In response, this article reviews the extant literature exploring gambling and crime and the ways in which it has been sorted and classified, before outlining a taxonomy through which to examine and better comprehend different types of gambling-related crime. The proposed taxonomy represents a policy oriented framework through which gambling-related crime research and knowledge may be organised in order to aid risk analysis, regulatory review and crime prevention strategies.

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“…There have been a number of recent Systematic Reviews completed in the field of gambling, investigating a range of ideas such as the relationship between crime and gambling disorders [4,5] , quality of life measurement tools [6] , comorbidity with other conditions [7] , impulsivity in gambling [8,9] , or potential interventions and harm minimisation tools [10,11,12,13] . Despite this body of research, and many individual studies investigating specific gambling Health Inequality in 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

2019

Preprint

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Objective: 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. Search: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in February 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria. Results: 56 studies published between 1994 and 2019 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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Crime and Gambling Disorders: A Systematic Review

Cited by 64 publications

References 34 publications

Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of Individuals Who Offend to Finance Gambling

Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of Individuals Who Offend to Finance Gambling

A taxonomy of gambling-related crime

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

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