Setting limits: gambling, science and public policy—summary of results

P Sulkunen, TF Babor, J Cisneros Örnberg… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The gambling industry has grown into a global business in the 21st century. This has
created the need for a new emphasis on problem prevention. This article highlights the core …

A taxonomy of gambling-related crime

J Banks, D Waugh - International gambling studies, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Gambling and crime represent two common behaviours that occur, to varying degrees and
in myriad forms, across most societies. Keeping gambling free from crime has also emerged …

A spatial analytical approach to assess the impact of a casino on crime: An example of JACK Casino in downtown Cincinnati

M Lan, L Liu, JE Eck - Cities, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the macro and micro impacts of a casino on multiple crime types over
time. JACK Casino, opened on March 4, 2013, is near the Central Business District of …

A simple weighted displacement difference test to evaluate place based crime interventions

AP Wheeler, JH Ratcliffe - Crime Science, 2018 - Springer
This work proposes a new statistic, the weighted displacement difference (WDD), as a
simple test to evaluate crime reductions subsequent to place based interventions taking into …

Social and economic impacts of gambling

DM Walker, RS Sobel - Current Addiction Reports, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This paper is a review of the recent academic literature on the
socioeconomic impacts of gambling. The purpose is to provide a review of the most recent …

The influence of stadia and the built environment on the spatial distribution of crime

J Kurland, SD Johnson - Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the influence of “micro-”(eg, pubs and fast-
food restaurants) and “super-facilities” on area level counts of crime. Soccer stadia were …

Evidence on the impact of the Prudential Center on crime in downtown Newark

GM Campedelli, EL Piza, AR Piquero… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives Evaluate the effects that Prudential Center events had on crime in downtown
Newark from 2007 to 2015 in terms of incident counts and spatial characteristics. Methods …

Does crime in places stay in places? Evidence for crime radiation from three narrative reviews

JE Eck, SJ Linning, K Bowers - Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
One of the most facts about crime is that it concentrates at a few proprietary places:
addresses, facilities, and land parcels. Do these crime-places radiate crime into their …

Does gambling expenditure have any effect on crime?

WY Wan, J Wang, DJ Weatherburn - Addiction, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Australians spend more per capita on gambling than any other
country in the world. Electronic gaming machines (EGM) expenditure accounts for almost …

The effect of outpatient methadone maintenance treatment facilities on place-based crime

RA Moyer, G Ridgeway - Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2020 - Springer
Objectives This study evaluates the effect of outpatient methadone maintenance treatment
(OMMT) facilities on crime in surrounding areas. Methods Between 2007 and 2017 in …