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A plight of physically disabled children in Eastern Cape, South Africa

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  • Ephraim Kevin Sibanyoni

    (Professor in the Department of Corrections Management, College of Law, School of Criminal Justice, University of South Africa, South Africa)

  • Nondumiso Ndlovu

    (Lecturer in the Department of Humanities, School of Law, Varsity College, Pretorial, South Africa)

Abstract

This paper focuses on physically disabled children as violence victims in the Eastern Cape's rural areas. The research sample comprised 100 physically disabled children from special needs schools in Eastern Cape. These respondents were chosen according to their knowledge of the research content and experience in the context studied. The researchers used purposive sampling for selecting physically disabled respondents. The questionnaires were used to collect data and the collected data were analyzed by using SPSS Version 22 and thematically. Findings: physically disabled children are victimized due to their disability. Their disability conditions make them vulnerable to victimization. The study also finds that these physically disabled children succumbed to severe long-term effects because of their victimization. Most of the abuse/crimes committed against these children are not reported to the police. Recommendation: future research should be conducted on the victimization of physically disabled children by other physically disabled children (bullism). Key Words:Violence, Abuse, Crime, Physical disability, Victim(s), Victimization, Children

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  • Ephraim Kevin Sibanyoni & Nondumiso Ndlovu, 2023. "A plight of physically disabled children in Eastern Cape, South Africa," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 12(1), pages 254-266, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:12:y:2023:i:1:p:254-266
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v12i1.2239
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