"compulsive gambling is a term often favored by the public and media. It is an addictive illness where the subject has an uncontrollable, overpowering impulse to gamble (American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV -Louisiana Department of Health, 1998).

gambling "compulsive":
"in short compulsive gambling is an addiction in which the substance abused is money" (Lorenz, 1989, p. 423).

gambling "social":
"social gambling is 'gambling for entertainment, most appropriately described as gaming""(American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV -Louisiana Department of Health, 1998).

gambling "social":
"social gamblers are able to limit both their gambling activity and money spent" (Berman & Siegel, 1992).

gambling "pathological":
"pathological gambling is the most severe form of gambling behavior. It is persistent and recurrent behavior that disrupts personal, family and work related activity. This type of gambling has been included in the DSM, the American Psychiatric Association diagnostic manual since 1980" (American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV -Louisiana Department of Health, 1998; Lorenz, 1988).

gambling "pathological":
"the DSM_IV edition classifies pathological gambling as an impulse - control disorder. An impulse - control disorder is "the failure to resist an impulse, drive or temptation to perform an act that is harmful to the person or to others" There is an increasing sense of tension before the act; the experience of gratification or relief associated with the act then possibly guilt following the deed. In this case the deed is the gambling activity. Although the DSM IV characterizes pathological gambling as an impulse - control disorder not an addiction there are similarities" (Irons & Schneider, 1996, p. 16).

gambling "problem":
"problem gambling is considered to be behavior that produces mild to moderate problem for the person but excludes more serious consequences. The authors place this term as between social and pathological gambling'

gang violence:
"associated with group membership and is committed for retaliation or revenge. Group alliances lead to gang violence, and typical victims or those who are particularly vulnerable or at risk, are sexual offenders, those who have offended against children, and those with mental illness and or physical and mental handicaps" (Sigler, 1995, cited in Peternelj-Taylor & Hufft, 1996, p. 774).

garrotte or garrotting:
"the standard method of execution used in Spain for civilians up until 1977, having been introduced during the reign of Ferdinand II (1814-1833) to replace the crude form of hanging previously used. Garroting would have appeared to have evolved from the early Chinese form of execution known as the bow-string. Last used in Spain in the mid 1970's."

gas chamber:
"the gas chamber used as a method of execution in the US in the early 1990.

gender-politics model or power model:
"the model that violence is used to exert power over others (for example, men over women or children)".

genetic theory:
"the theory that chromosomal aberrations are associated with episodic violence, to explain abuse, neglect and exploitation" (Davidovich, 1990).

goal:
"old English term for jail".

guardian:
"a guardian included: (i) the parent or guardian of a minor, (ii) the Children's guardian with respect to a child who is the subject of temporary guardianship order or a permanent guardianship agreement or order under the Child Welfare Act, (iii) a guardian appointed under the dependant Adults act with authority over matters referred to in Section 10 (2) (g) and (h) of the Act"

guillotine:
"the Guillotine was invented by Dr. Joseph Guillotine in 1792 during the French Revolution".

guilty:
"included guilty fot eh charged offence, of an included offence, or an attempt of the chrged offence, and attempt of an included offence" (Juristat, Stats Canada, 85-002-XPE, Vol. 18(4), 1999).

gun control law - bill C-68 (1996-Canada):
"the gun bill ushers in mandatory registration of firearms, bans many small handguns, and toughens penalties for crimes committed with guns. The gun control law was passed by a majority vote. The law requires owners to register all firearms by 2003".

gun shot wounds:
gun shot wounds are classified as fast force injuries. The extent of injury varies greatly and depends on many factors including mechanisms of wounding, type of weapon used, characteristic of the bullet and missile ballistics (Stewart, 1993).

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