LEGISLATIONS IN CONTROLLING CRIME 3
Criminal aspects that arise from discriminating people living with disabilities
According to Todd et al., (2003), disability discrimination has been seen to occur in
various ways which might be direct, indirect and in other situations, it could be blatant and open
without the fear of creating a public scene by the discriminator. The first instance that is very
common, or probably used to be common, is restricting the children with cerebral palsy to share
a table when eating with the families in a restaurant while the other healthy children were given a
chance to share the table with their parents. The former represent a setting of a direct form of
discrimination against the people living with disabilities that may turn the children, and
sometimes their families think about crime. On the other hand, situations may be presented that
are indirectly discriminate a disabled person. For instance, the local news and health department
authorities produce vital information regarding the services and daily affairs of the society.
However, in a bid to save the cost, they do not present information that is easy-to-read for the
people with a learning disability which constitute significantly to this form of discrimination.
The American with Disability Act of 2010 is the primary legal tool for reference that
protects the interests of the disable members of the society. The act plays a role in various field
in protecting this particular group of the citizens. First, the Act ensures an equal chance for
education for regardless of the physical development disabilities. The law regarding education in
the United States is clear and serves as a valuable tool to reduced crime. According to Kitchin
(2003), the challenges faced by the disabled in the society as they seek to reach their education
desire are curbed by a strong web of inability, and the situation is critical since it can make or
break. Taking an example of a student who has a mental disorder, showing discrimination can
destroy the goodwill of such culprits making them violent which mostly lead to criminal
thoughts.