What are some risk factors for victimization for persons with disabilities?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: First, persons with disabilities are likely seen as vulnerable, especially if they rely on others for care. They may, by necessity, allow other people access to their money, bank accounts, checking accounts, and other financial records. Having home health care and personal assistants requires allowing strangers access to their homes and personal effects. According to routine activities theory, these people could be providing capable guardianship, but they may be motivated offenders instead. Second, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities may not be able to recognize and process risk. Third, persons with disabilities are more likely to live in poverty than people without disabilities. Fourth, victimization of persons with disabilities has been linked to a dependency-stress model, especially for victimization of younger persons with disabilities.
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