Pick a category of victims who have historically been marginalized and/or underserved (this includes any population of victims with one or more barrier to seeking help for social issues relating to family violence). Groups to consider include: the LGBTQ community, male survivors of IPV or sexual assault, victims with disabilities, immigrant survivors and those with limited English proficiency, Native American and Indigenous victims, survivors in rural or economically distressed areas, those living with addiction, victims with criminal histories, etc. Spend time researching your population before beginning this assignment. Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to practice the following skills that are essential to your success in school and in this course: developing open-source research skills synthesizing and concisely relaying information evaluating the needs of marginalized and underserved populations creating policies based on social need Task Discuss the population’s victimization rates. Do you believe the rates are higher or lower than reported? Why? Discuss the barriers to service for your population. What complications may arise when they seek help? Why do the complications exist? What can be done to help this population receive services? In other words, what changes would you suggestion to help remove the barriers that currently exist?Show more
