‘What kind of abuse is him spitting in my food?’: reflections on the similarities between disability hate crime, so-called ‘mate’ crime and domestic violence against women with intellectual disabilities

McCarthy, Michelle

doi:10.1080/09687599.2017.1301854

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“…They also face greater barriers to communicating to authority figures that they have experienced violence, among them being limited verbal communication or not being believed as a result of their disability [ 39 ]. These vulnerabilities make it more likely that a person with violent or controlling intentions seek out people with disability [ 47 ].…”

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Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

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Background A recent Royal Commission into the treatment of Australians living with disabilities has underscored the considerable exposure to violence and harm in this population. Yet, little is known about exposure to violence among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities. The objective of this paper was to examine the prevalence, disability correlates and aspects of violence and threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities. Methods Data from the 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey were used to measure physical violence, violent threats and disability. Multivariable logistic and ordinal logistic regression models adjusted for complex survey design were used to examine the association between measures of disability and exposure to violence and violent threats. Results In 2014–15, 17% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15–64 with disability experienced an instance of physical violence compared with 13% of those with no disability. Approximately 22% of those with a profound or severe disability reported experiencing the threat of physical violence. After adjusting for a comprehensive set of confounding factors and accounting for complex survey design, presence of a disability was associated with a 1.5 odds increase in exposure to physical violence (OR = 1.54 p < 0.001), violence with harm (OR = 1.55 p < 0.001), more frequent experience of violence (OR = 1.55 p < 0.001) and a 2.1 odds increase (OR = 2.13 p < 0.001) in exposure to violent threats. Severity of disability, higher numbers of disabling conditions as well as specific disability types (e.g., psychological or intellectual) were associated with increased odds of both physical violence and threats beyond this level. Independent of these effects, removal from one’s natural family was strongly associated with experiences of physical violence and violent threats. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, regardless of disability status, were more likely to report partner or family violence, whereas men were more likely to report violence from other known individuals. Conclusion Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability are at heightened risk of physical violence and threats compared to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people without disability, with increased exposure for people with multiple, severe or specific disabilities.

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Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

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“…Explaining the social problems of disabled people through the notion of a dysfunctional pathology which renders individuals inherently vulnerable is not a new concept and has been well documented within Disability Studies (Oliver 2009;Thomas 2011;Macdonald 2012;Roulstone and Mason-Bish 2013). When examining disabling barriers and the experiences of disablism within the criminal justice system, it could be argued that a significant amount of research conducted in Disability Studies is produced on the experiences of victims (Quarmby 2008;Sherry 2011;Thomas 2011;Roulstone and Mason-Bish 2013;Edwards 2014;Macdonald et al 2017;McCarthy 2017;Mathews 2018). Thus, there has been limited attention in Disability Studies given to the experiences of suspects or perpetrators (Barnett 1986;Browning and Caulfield 2011;Macdonald 2012;Parsons and Sherwood 2016;Hollomotz and Schmitz 2018;Rogers 2019).…”

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‘The silence’: examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody

Macdonald

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Cosgrove

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Disability & Society

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The role of the Appropriate Adult was established to protect the rights of suspects considered 'vulnerable' due to a number of miscarriages of justice during the 1970s.Appropriate Adult services are now a legal requirement in England and Wales for detained adults with mental health issues, learning disabilities or difficulties who have been detained in police custody. The aim of this project was to evaluate the extent and involvement of disabled adults who are or have been in police custody. The study concludes by suggesting the application of a social model approach within police custody, to meet the needs of service users and to avoid any miscarriages of justice.  Appropriate Adult services are now a legal requirement in England and Wales for adults detained in police custody who have mental health issues, learning disabilities or difficulties  The research explores the role of Appropriate Adult schemes across England and Wales in protecting the rights of disabled people in custody.  This study examines whether disabled people's voices are embraced in Appropriate Adult Schemes to improve services and to remove disabling barriers. This study discovered that service user voices were missing from every aspect of Appropriate Adult service provision. The findings suggest that in order to develop an effective criminal justice service for disabled people in custody, service user voices must be incorporated to develop a service which protects the rights of disabled people.

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“…In a combined interview and focus group study with 60 participants, they found that Muslim women perceived themselves to be targeted because they did not conform to expectations placed on women to make their bodies available for the male gaze. Another example is McCarthy’s (2017) interview study about experiences of intimate partner violence among 17 women with intellectual disabilities. For this group of women, disability hate crime, “mate” crime and domestic violence all merge, as their gender, disability and relationship status with the offender all contributed to the forms of violence to which they were subjected.…”

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Swedish Women’s Experiences of Misogynistic Hate Crimes: The Impact of Victimization on Fear of Crime

Hagerlid

2020

Feminist Criminology

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The overall aim of this study is to fill a knowledge gap regarding misogynistic hate crimes, since only one previous study has focused on victims’ experiences. Drawing from a sample of 1,767 female students, the results show that women with experiences of misogynistic hate crimes are more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment, repeat victimization, and to have been targeted by strangers. They consistently report higher levels of fear of crime by comparison with both non-bias victims and non-victims. Finally, the results support the thesis that misogynistic hate crime, like other forms of hate crime, has a message effect.

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‘What kind of abuse is him spitting in my food?’: reflections on the similarities between disability hate crime, so-called ‘mate’ crime and domestic violence against women with intellectual disabilities

Cited by 27 publications

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Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

Physical violence and violent threats reported by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a disability: cross sectional evidence from a nationally representative survey

‘The silence’: examining the missing voices of disabled people in police custody

Swedish Women’s Experiences of Misogynistic Hate Crimes: The Impact of Victimization on Fear of Crime

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