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SynthesisJournal of gambling studies2019

Crime and Gambling Disorders: A Systematic Review.

A Adolphe, L Khatib, C van Golde, S M Gainsbury, A Blaszczynski

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of gambling studies, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. A Systematic Review on Intervention Treatment in Pathological Gambling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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  14. Illegal behaviors as a consequence of gambling disorder.The American journal on addictions · 2023
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  18. White-collar crime: a neglected area in forensic psychiatry?Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

A AdolpheSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. aado8208@uni.sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-1212
L KhatibBerkeley University, Berkeley, CA, USA.
C van GoldeSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1950-4722
S M GainsburyScience Faculty, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-5838
A BlaszczynskiScience Faculty, Brain and Mind Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1476-0791

Funding

Australian Research Council DE1060100459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is generally believed that there is an instrumental relationship between problem gambling and crime such that some gamblers resort to illegal activity to recoup financial shortfalls resulting from their gambling. However, a clear understanding of the risk factors for the commission of crimes beyond financial stresses is absent in the literature. The aim of this review was to identify the nature of crimes perpetrated by problem gamblers and the factors that contribute to the commission of gambling-related crimes. A systematic review adhering to guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement searching eight databases-PsycINFO, Westlaw AU, Heinonline, Legal Source via Ebsco, Legaltrac via Gale, PubMed, Scopus, and Medline-was conducted. A total of 21 papers were included after screening and application of exclusion criteria. All studies examined reported crimes committed by problem gamblers, with a validated assessment tool measuring problem gambling. The review provided evidence that gambling-related crime typically consists of non-violent, income-generating offences. However, it also revealed that problem gamblers may commit violent crimes at a higher than expected rate, which may have been concealed by deliberate and unintentional under-reporting of gambling-related crimes. The causal relationship between problem gambling and violent crime, however, remains uncertain. Based on this review, suggestions are offered for the evaluation of perpetrators of gambling-related crime on a case-by-case basis, to better understand the relationship between gambling and crime and facilitate more frequent application of therapeutic jurisprudence in future.

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Mental HealthAdultBehavior, AddictiveCrimeCriminalsFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSex FactorsYoung AdultGambling and crimeGambling disorderGambling-related offencesProblem gambling and criminal offences

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PMID30039276

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