Stop violence against people with disabilities: An international resource
This book breaks new ground in ensuring access to the criminal justice system for one of the most vulnerable groups in the disability sphere: those individuals who have little or no functional speech. Their voices have been silent for too long. The book provides an international perspective on viol...
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| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (191 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PREFACE
- FOREWORD
- CONTRIBUTORS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Securing freedom from fear and injustice within the justice system
- 2. Ending the silence of violence: A view from the United States
- 3. Accessing justice via key role players: A view from South Africa
- 4. Silent revolution - violence against people with disability, who have little or no functional speech: A view from India
- 5. Ending the violence: A view from Australia
- 6. The right of people with disabilities to legal justice: A view from Israel
- 7. Crime against persons with little or no functional speech: A view from the United Kingdom
- 8. Testifying in court in the USA
- 9. Using lessons learned to inform the future
- Appendix A.