Does craving for gambling predict criminal offense type?

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Author(s): Yokotani, Kenji ; Tamura, Katsuhiro ; Kaneko, Yusuke ; Kamimura, Eiichi

Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies

Year Published: 2020

Date Added: November 27, 2019

The rate of problem gambling was at least four times higher among male inmates than the general Japanese population. Japanese male inmates’ craving for gambling predicted income-generating offenses, but not drug-related or violent offenses. These results suggest that craving for gambling is linked to financial issues. Prisoners with problem gambling might commit offenses to solve their financial problems.

Citation: Yokotani, K., Tamura, K., Kaneko, Y., & Kamimura, E. (2020). Craving for gambling predicts income-generating offenses: A pathways model of a Japanese prison population. Journal of Gambling Studies, 36(2), 459-476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09887-4

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-019-09887-4

Keywords: cravings ; income ; Pathways Model ; prisons

Topics: Frameworks

Conceptual Framework Factors: Social - Social Demographics ; Social - Deviance ; Social Factors

Response Rate: 62%

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Japan

Study Population: Male inmates (N=332) in a Japanese local prison

Sampling Procedure: Prison staff distributed and collected the questionnaires from prisoners two times in January of X year. The final participants were representative of the local Japanese prison in age, criminal tendency, and educational level but not IQ.

Study Funding:

This study was funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19K11206).