Reports
Author(s): Churcher, Helen
Publisher: The Howard League for Penal Reform
Year Published: 2022
Date Added: September 07, 2022
Resource Type: Research report
This report examines police understanding of gambling related harms and crime. It focuses on police forces in England and Wales and how they approach gambling related harm. The report also explores gambling related crime and the role of police custody in criminal justice. The study found that many police forces are not detecting crime linked to gambling. This is because they do not screen for gambling harms when interviewing people in custody. Key findings from the report include:Very few police forces regularly screen for gambling harms and addiction during custodyThere is confusion as to who manages identifying gambling harms, custody or Liaison & Diversion staffThe largest number of recorded crimes related to gambling harms were violence against another personRecommendations from the report include:Organization- and system-wide awareness training is needed on screening and identifying gambling related harmsFurther research is needed into criminal justice outcomes of gambling related crimesWider awareness of gambling related crime across beyond the criminal justice system is neededA summary of the full report is available here.
This report examines police understanding of gambling related harms and crime. It focuses on police forces in England and Wales and how they approach gambling related harm. The report also explores gambling related crime and the role of police custody in criminal justice. The study found that many police forces are not detecting crime linked to gambling. This is because they do not screen for gambling harms when interviewing people in custody. Key findings from the report include:
Recommendations from the report include:
A summary of the full report is available here.
