This is a research that has been done explicitly on the prevailing nature of victimization, the police and reporting of victimization cases of adults with learning disabilities and other court procedures. The primary objective of this research revolves around the provision of a fundament or basic foundation of various studies or actions that will lay a concrete platform which can significantly contribute in minimizing these cases of victimization and maximizing their support.
How does the author describe or characterize the previous research on this topic?
On looking at the previous researchers, the author depicts the previous studies to be shallow and only centered on a single aspect of victimization. Sexual abuse. He proceeds further to highlight some previous researchers that have primarily concentrated on the sexual abuse of people learning with disabilities and discussions on how to cope up with the effects of the same. Additionally, the author argues that the previous surveys such as the British Crime Survey (BCS) and the General Household Survey (GHS) are too general and tend to omit some crucial information that would have proved significant in the research(Williams " Christopher,1993). This makes him to eventually, conclude that the previous studies where inept at providing comprehensive information on the actual victimization of people with learning disabilities.
According to the author, what contribution does this research make to research on this topic?
This research will serve as a stepping stone to the development of new studies that will embark on examining all facets of victimization and come up with ways in which justice can be improved to the victims and the victimization of the learning disabilities to be minimized. The paper has facilitated all these by providing in-depth information on the experience of victimization, the type of victimization, the causes of victimization, the reporting and the court procedures.
Reference
Williams, C. (1993). Vulnerable Victims? A current awareness of the victimization of people with learning disabilities. Disability, Handicap " Society, 8(2), 161-172.
