Literature Review for Gambling Among the Corrections Population
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Introduction Oregon is home to about 23,000 pathological gamblers and many of them turn to crime to support their gambling after legal sources of funds are exhausted. Studies show that two out of three pathological gamblers commit crimes in order to pay off debts or to continue gambling (Brown, 1987). While the majority of crimes are non-violent, they affect all of us by contributing to higher insurance payments, higher taxes, and greater societal mistrust.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007