Gambling Among Prison Inmates: Patterns and Implications

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-76

  McEvoy, Alan ^a   Spirgen, Nicole ^b  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The New Teacher Project   (United States)

Author keywords

Inmate gambling; Prison culture; Prisoner gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862854575     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-011-9245-1     Document Type: Article

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