Department of Sociology and Social Work, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI 49855-5301, USA.
J Gambl Stud. 2012 Mar;28(1):69-76. doi: 10.1007/s10899-011-9245-1.
There is an absence of research on gambling among prison inmates during their incarceration. Little is known about how prisoners organize gambling activities or the potential risks they face from gambling. Similarly, no empirical attention has been given to how correctional institutions respond to inmate gambling. This study employed interviews with 55 male prisoners and self-administered surveys with 159 correctional officers and staff, at two medium security prisons in Ohio. Data were gathered on prevalence and patterns of inmate gambling, perceived hazards of gambling, and perceived institutional responses to prisoner gambling. Findings suggest that inmate gambling is common and constitutes an important feature of the underground economy of prisons, yet little is done to deter or prevent this activity. Suggestions are made for more effective institutional responses.
目前，针对监禁期间囚犯赌博的研究还很缺乏。人们对于囚犯如何组织赌博活动或他们在赌博中面临的潜在风险知之甚少。同样，也没有实证研究关注惩教机构如何应对囚犯赌博。本研究在俄亥俄州的两所中等安全级别监狱，对 55 名男性囚犯进行了访谈，并对 159 名惩教官员和工作人员进行了自我管理式问卷调查。调查收集了囚犯赌博的流行程度和模式、对赌博危害的看法，以及对囚犯赌博的机构反应等数据。调查结果表明，囚犯赌博很常见，是监狱地下经济的一个重要特征，但几乎没有采取任何措施来阻止或预防这种活动。本文提出了更有效的机构应对措施建议。
