Chapter 12

Question 1

Physical disabilities

Answer 1

Unable to perform daily activities
Walking
Using the stairs
Bathing
Getting dressed

Question 2

Developmental disabilities (before age of 22)

Answer 2

Cerebral palsy
Epilepsy
Severe learning disabilities
Intellectual disabilities
Autism spectrum disorder

Question 3

Extent of Victimization for Disabled

Answer 3

NCVS
Rate for population – 4x higher rate of victimization
most common - simple assault
cognitive disability

Question 4

who is victimized? (disabilities)

Answer 4

Similar rates men & women, and race
aged 12-15 have highest victimization rates

Question 5

violence against women with disabilities

Answer 5

More likely to experience theft, forged checks, & neglect
Women with developmental disabilities are 4-10x more likely to be sexually victimized
Women who are young, non-white, unmarried, unemployed, and less educated – more likely to sexual victimization
repeat victimization
IPV risk

Question 6

Victimization of youth with disabilities

Answer 6

Children with intellectual disabilities have higher victimization rate (5x)
Sexual abuse of children with disabilities is 5-10x than general population

Question 7

Patterns of Victimization (disabled)

Answer 7

Reported similar rates of violent crime among people who are not disabled
no weapon
common perpetrators – family members, initiate partners, personal assistants, or healthcare providers

Question 8

Risk Factors of disabled

Answer 8

Perceived vulnerability
May not be able to recognize dangerous situations
more likely to live in poverty
Dependency stress model

Question 9

Responses for disabled

Answer 9

Collecting stats
mandatory reporting
special accommodations for testifying in court
training for law enforcement

Question 10

Prevention for disabled

Answer 10

training for first responders, court, judges, and service providers
addressing mental health and co-curring disorders
getting mental health challenges under control

Question 11

Victimization of those with mental issues

Answer 11

Overrepresented in CJS
crimes of survival
60% of offenders have a diagnosable mental illness
Deinstitutuionalization
those with mental illness 16x likely to be killed by police
Proximity to motivated offenders (symptomology)

Question 12

Deinstitutionalization

Answer 12

those with mental illness are often homeless & substance users
Puts them at risk because may not be able to defend themselves

Question 13

Incarcerated individuals

Answer 13

Highest likelihood of victimization in first 6 months

Question 14

Individual risk factors for incarcerated

Answer 14

history of abuse
inmates small in stature
LGBTQ inmated

Question 15

Institutional risk factors for incarcerated

Answer 15

Low staff to inmate ratio
gangs
subculture to violence
racial tensions

Question 16

common types of victimization for incarcerated

Answer 16

theft
physical altercations
sexual victimization

Question 17

Sexual victimization for incarcerated people

Answer 17

female more likely to report
females more likely to be polyvictims
those who are more educated and under age of 25 more likely to be sexually victimized by prison staff

Question 18

Prevention for incarcerated people

Answer 18

PREA
Appropriate security classification
protective custody

Question 19

Mental illness

Answer 19

impaired reality testing, disorganized thought processes, impulsivity, poor planning, and poor problem solving”

Question 20

Develop disabled

Answer 20

A developmental disability manifests before the age of 22, is long-lasting, and causes severe impairment in at least three of five areas of activity—self-care, language, learning, mobility, and capacity for independent living

Question 21

physical disability

Answer 21

physical disability is present when a person is unable to perform daily activities such as walking, climbing stairs, bathing, getting dressed, and taking care of himself or herself.