Award Date
1-1-2004
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Criminal Justice
First Committee Member
Richard C. McCorkle
Number of Pages
68
Abstract
There has been extensive literature on the nature of pathological gambling and substance abuse on criminal offending; however, most of what is known about these disorders stem from clinical populations and the general population. Both of these populations differ from arrestee populations; therefore, our understanding about the disorders remains limited. This is a study among the arrestee population utilizing data collected in Las Vegas detention centers during a federally funded research project that monitors the extent and nature of drug abuse. In addition to the program, a Gambling Addendum was administered to all willing participants; Findings support a greater prevalence of pathological gamblers in the arrestee population. Furthermore, findings also indicate that being a pathological gambler increases the odds of committing a property crime while having a substance abuse problem increases the odds of committing a felony and committing more property crimes.
Keywords
Abuse; Arrestee; Gambling; Las Vegas; Nevada; Pathological; Population; Substance; Vegas
Controlled Subject
Criminology
File Format
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1802.24 KB
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Groebner, Jeffrey Michael, "Pathological gambling and substance abuse in the Las Vegas arrestee population" (2004). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 1772.
http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/d2qn-3nw7
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