cover image: Criminal victimization and health : Victimisation criminelle et santé, un profil de la victimisation chez les personnes ayant une limitation d'activité ou un autre problème de santé

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Criminal victimization and health : Victimisation criminelle et santé, un profil de la victimisation chez les personnes ayant une limitation d'activité ou un autre problème de santé

19 May 2009

Persons with activity limitations have higher rates of violent victimization2 The UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes that there is an increased risk of criminal victimization among persons with disabilities. [...] Factors increasing the risk of victimization among persons with activity limitations The research identifies a number of factors that contribute to a higher risk of criminal victimization among persons with disabilities. [...] About 5% of persons with disabilities who said they had had contact with the police within the twelve months preceding the survey, and 5% of those who had had contact with the courts in a lifetime period, said they were discriminated against when dealing with the police or the courts. [...] Stalking of persons with activity limitations13 According to the GSS, 12% of persons with activity limitations reported they were victims of stalking over the course of the 5 years preceding the survey. [...] According to the GSS, persons with activity limitations were found to have a less favourable perception of the performance of various sectors of the criminal justice system compared to those without activity limitations.
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Authors

Perreault, Samuel

ISBN
9781100126869
Pages
23
Published in
Canada

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