Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ527130
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Publication Date: 1996
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Adolescent Machine Gambling and Crime.
Yeoman, Tim; Griffiths, Mark
Journal of Adolescence, v19 n1 p99-104 Feb 1996
Examines the relationship between adolescent gambling with gaming machines and criminal activity, primarily theft, in Plymouth, England. The survey was undertaken by police dealing with juveniles, and of 1,851 reports in 1 year, 3.9% were identified as having some association with gaming machine playing. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Crime, Delinquency, Police, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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