The relationship of problem gambling to criminal behavior in a sample of Canadian male federal offenders

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-169

  Turner, Nigel E ^a   Preston, Denise L ^b   Saunders, Crystal ^a   McAvoy, Steven ^a   Jain, Umesh ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b Correctional Service of Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Corrections population; Crime; Prevalence; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIME; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CANADA; CRIME; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349334511     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-009-9124-1     Document Type: Article

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