Four out of every 10 forces in England and Wales are failing to screen suspects for gambling addiction.
Four out of every 10 police forces in England and Wales are failing to ask arrested suspects whether they have a gambling addiction, data reveals.
Failing to include gambling addiction is leading to a lack of treatment and, in turn, further offending, critics say.Lord Goldsmith, who chairs the charity's Commission on Crime and Gambling Related Harms, said: "The police have got a lot to do - we have to recognise that - but this not a terribly difficult thing to do.
"This approach requires partnership working, as police intervention often comes at a very late stage.
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