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2 results foundAuthor: Bellringer, Maria Title: Problem Gambling -- Formative Investigation of the Links Between Gambling (Including Problem Gambling) and Crime in New Zealand Summary: Crime (illegal behaviours) constitutes a continuum ranging from undetected, unreported, and unprosecuted crimes through to prosecuted, convicted and sentenced crimes; any of these may be associated with gambling/problem gambling. There may also be behaviours considered marginally illegal, for example welfare beneficiaries obtaining additional benefit and not disclosing that benefit money has been used for gambling, or business owners using business cash for gambling and not declaring cash as income for tax purposes. These behaviours are difficult to detect and even if detected may be considered morally socially unacceptable but not necessarily criminal and thus not reported to police. There may also be other behaviours, for example embezzlement of employer funds or stealing from family that are clearly criminal and may be detected, but are not likely to be reported to save embarrassment of either the victim or the perpetrator, or even to protect the perpetrator. In some instances, these crimes are not readily linked to gambling. Additionally, there are financial crimes to support gambling, situational crimes associated with gambling venues, violence associated with gambling and family/whanau crime associated with gambling. In November 2006, the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre at Auckland University of Technology, in collaboration with the Centre for Gambling Studies at the University of Auckland, was commissioned by the Ministry of Health to conduct the research project Problem gambling - Formative investigation of the links between gambling (including problem gambling) and crime in New Zealand. The purpose of this project was to develop a better understanding of the nature of the links between gambling and crime, with particular reference to unreported crime and the nature of the resulting harms experienced by individuals, families/whanau and communities. Details: Auckland, NZ: Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology and Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland, 2009. 124p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 17, 2012 at: http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10292/2011/Report%20Final%209%20February%202009.pdf?sequence=2 Year: 2009 Country: New Zealand URL: http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10292/2011/Report%20Final%209%20February%202009.pdf?sequence=2 Shelf Number: 126359 Keywords: Gambling and Crime (New Zealand)Illegal GamblingPathological Gambling |
Author: Victorian Problem Gambling Foundation Title: Problem gambling and the criminal justice system Summary: In 2008, the Office of Gaming and Racing (OGR) funded an internal research project to investigate 'good practice' problem gambling treatment options for Victorian correctional clients and to further explore the relationship between problem gambling and crime. The Problem Gambling and the Criminal Justice System project is the first of its kind in Victoria. It represents an important first step in better understanding the needs of problem gamblers in the state's criminal justice system. Key objectives of the project were to improve the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) understanding of problem gamblers in the Victorian criminal justice population, to gather evidence to inform the development of better treatment options for these particular individuals and to strengthen linkages between the Gambler's Help service system and the criminal justice system, and in particular the correctional services system. Major components of the research project included: - a review of existing research investigating 'good practice' treatment interventions for correctional populations and the relationship between gambling and criminal offending - a review of data collection processes and holdings across Victoria's criminal justice system to determine the extent to which information on problem gambling is routinely collected - an analysis of problem gamblers within Victoria's correctional services system to identify treatment needs and improve understanding of the extent of, nature of and relationship between problem gambling and offending behaviour - identifying perceptions of problem gambling in Victoria's Supreme and County courts - mapping and profiling DOJ-funded Gambler's Help treatment services to determine the extent to which they are currently servicing Victorian correctional clients. Broadly speaking, the research methodology involved a combination of a literature review, surveys and interviews with prisoners, interviews with key justice stakeholders including Victoria Police and Corrections Victoria staff, consultations with Gambler's Help counsellors and staff, and a detailed analysis of official criminal justice records and data sources. The research primarily focussed on issues around access to, and the provision of, effective treatment services within custodial settings. Findings relating to the relationship between gambling and gambling-related offending and the incidence of problem gambling and gambling-related offending within the correctional population, should be interpreted as indicative, rather than absolute. Details: North Melbourne: The Foundation, 2013. 244p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 15, 2018 at: https://responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au Year: 2013 Country: Australia URL: https://www.austgamingcouncil.org.au/sites/default/files/CD-13-36544-Report-Problem-Gambling-Criminal-Justice-Full-web.pdf Shelf Number: 152960 Keywords: Gambling Gambling and Crime Illegal Gambling Pathological Gambling |