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Williams, R.J.; Royston, J., and Hagen, B.F. (2005). Gambling and
problem gambling within foresnic populations: A review of the
literature. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 32, 665-89. The purpose of
this article is to review what literature is available on the issue
of gambling within forensic populations. It specifically reviews the
rates of problem and pathological gambling among criminal offenders,
rates of gambling-related crime reported by offenders, the nature and
prevalence of gambling within correctional facilities, and the
relevant treatment and policy implications for clinicians and
administrators working with this unique population. Twenty seven
articles were reviewed from 1990- 2004. The results of this study
suggest that roughly one third of offenders are either problem or
pathological gamblers, the highest prevalence rate yet found in any
population. Most countries do not assess problem gambling, with the
exception of New Zealand. Four recommendations have come out of this
literature review: (1) more routine screening for problem gambling at
intake to correctional facilities, (2) provide treatment for
incarcerated populations, (3) prohibition against gambling within
correctional facilities, and (4)adoption of "gambling courts".