Sentences with phrase «vulnerable victims»

The most vulnerable victims of climate destruction, he claims, are the world's poorest people, who lack the resources to adapt to climate change and natural disasters.

With well over 1,000 online dating sites, scammers are regularly trolling these sites looking for vulnerable victims.

Since 1997, she has been training prosecutors and criminal justice professionals in handling cases with vulnerable victims, especially animals.

These scammers are very skilled at building trust and know how to make vulnerable victims fall in love with them.

Dog bite victims are often the most vulnerable victims — small children and the elderly suffer dog bites in statistically disproportionate numbers.

She is also currently co-chair of a Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine working party to set quality standards for healthcare of vulnerable victims of torture and other serious harm in detention.

«The Animal Legal Defense Fund believes that all animals deserve legal protection from human mistreatment — regardless of their current categorization under the law... As vulnerable victims and living beings who suffer at the hands of their abusers, animals deserve to have their interests represented in court.»

The National Police Chiefs» Council says honour based abuse is a complex crime and its priority is to safeguard vulnerable victims even where a conviction is not possible.

Williams, said: «We made a series of recommendations to the Home Office, the National Police Chiefs Council, chief constables and the College of Policing all of which were aimed at improving practice in relation to these extremely vulnerable victims.

«We are clear that the yardsticks for testing the credibility and reliability of victims in sexual abuse cases do not serve the police or prosecutors well and risk leaving an identifiable group of vulnerable victims unprotected by the criminal law.

A man who used dating websites to defraud vulnerable victims has been.

Weaver's Paulina is a jumpy bundle of nerves, one moment warrior - woman and the next vulnerable victim.

July 15 is National Pet Fire Safety Day and it reminds us that pets are often vulnerable victims of home fires.

It is also to effectively immunize an entire category of offenders from criminal responsibility for their acts and to further marginalize the already vulnerable victims of sexual predators.

Mr. Kabateck is a leader in the fight to lift this outdated and misguided law that deprives the state's most vulnerable victims from getting the compensation they deserve in medical malpractice cases.

The courts become the strong arm of a domestic violence abuser to further disarm vulnerable victims, be they women, men, and / or children.

With well over 1,000 online dating sites, scammers are regularly trolling these sites looking for vulnerable victims... (read more)

A bully exploits the weakness in others and goes after the most vulnerable victims as their target.

A former police detective, she has worked in CID and specialised in roles dealing with vulnerable victims, high - risk victims of domestic abuse, and serious sexual offences.

These women argue that Uber performs inadequate background checks, creating a «system» within which «bad actors can gain access to vulnerable victims.»

The amendments to Section 230 of the CDA won't affect the vast majority of us and are important in the fight to protect the most vulnerable victims of our society.

Of course all this is considered abuse now a daze — us wounded and vulnerable victims.

Some of the most vulnerable victims are lured into slavery through the promise of jobs and fair wages.

Infants and children are among the most vulnerable victims of natural or human - induced emergencies.

«She's a career prosecutor who has dedicated her life's work to protecting women and vulnerable victims,» a source close to Singas said this morning.

AAAS's partnership with HelpAge USA will ensure the scientific rigor of the study and that it is undertaken in a way that is ethically responsible, mindful that the subjects of the study are among the most vulnerable victims of human rights violations.

On a serious and very important note, here is how you can donate to help Syria «s most vulnerable victims.

«Prey at Night» offers up at least one major new twist: the possibility of actual revenge at the hands of its most vulnerable victims.

Apparently, the creepy lapsed Catholic was practically taunting the authorities by leaving clues online, which is where he preys on each of his vulnerable victims.

We can all hope that someday soon, this setting will be the comforting norm for all vulnerable victims and witnesses.

Connecticut's law, Dunn continued, adopts the idea «that all vulnerable victims, including animals, deserve to have their voices heard.»

BOISE - On Friday afternoon, a plane landed in Boise with some of the most vulnerable victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

The most vulnerable victims are outdoor puppies who are too young to effectively groom themselves.

According to Anthony Foxx, the U.S. Transportation Secretary, «we are committed to protecting the most vulnerable victims of backover accidents — our children and seniors.

She has keen interests in children's rights and protection of vulnerable victims.

The Intervenor submits that such principles are all the more applicable in circumstances where the person found guilty of committing the offence was a medical doctor who stood in a position of trust over a vulnerable victim.

Great piece in Forbes, called «How caps on medical malpractice cases hurt the most vulnerable victims.»

The vulnerable victims of moped and scooter accidents all too often suffer catastrophic injuries or, in the more serious collisions, are killed.

The list of factors suggesting a decision in favor of prosecution mainly contains criteria relating to the seriousness of the offense (for example, premeditation, a particularly vulnerable victim), whereas factors disfavoring prosecution include insignificant harm, expectation of a small penalty, negative effects of the prosecution on the victim's mental or physical health, and compensation paid by the defendant to the victim (Code for Crown Prosecutors, secs. 6.4, 6.5).

This aggravating factor was proposed in response to large - scale economic crimes that had devastating consequences for vulnerable victims, particularly seniors, who had fallen prey to crafty fraudsters who earned their trust.

Hospitals, nursing homes, elderly care communities, pharmacies, and clinics all provide the potential access to drugs and vulnerable victims.

Disasters can strike anywhere at any time, and when they do children are the most vulnerable victims.