Module 6
Considerations for Advocacy on Behalf of Victims from Vulnerable Populations
Additional Resources
Additional information for those working with victims with disabilities can be obtained from the following organizations:
- The Arc (http://www.thearc.org/) has a library of resources related to intellectual and developmental disabilities including fact sheets “People with Intellectual Disability and Sexual Offenses” and “People with Intellectual Disability in the Criminal Justice System” available at http://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/resources/fact-sheets.
- The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime has a resource called “Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities” with state- and community-level guides available at https://www.ovc.gov/pubs/victimswithdisabilities/index.html.