Crime Victims with Developmental Disabilities
Report of a Workshop
by Committee on Law and Justice, Joan Petersilia, Joseph Foote, and Nancy Crowell, Editors, National Research Council
Description
Although violent crime in the United States has declined over the past five years, certain groups appear to remain at disproportionately high risk for violent victimization. In the United States, people with developmental disabilities-such as mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and severe learning disabilities may be included in this group. While the scientific evidence is scanty, a handful of studies from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Great Britain consistently find high rates of violence and abuse affecting people with these kinds of disabilities.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date March 2001
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309073981
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 37.75 USD
- Pages104
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309513692 . Copyright year 2001.
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