The sexual abuse of people with learning difficulties: do we need a social model approach to vulnerability?

Abstract

Many factors have been identified as being responsible for increasing the vulnerability of people with learning difficulties to sexual abuse. However, there has not been a great deal of debate about the term ‘vulnerability’. Here, an argument is developed that puts forward the case for a social model approach to understanding vulnerability, which avoids a focus on victim characteristics.

Citation

Wishart, G. (2003), "The sexual abuse of people with learning difficulties: do we need a social model approach to vulnerability?", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 5 No. 3, pp. 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200300021