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Homelessness makes people more vulnerable to violence victimisation; but, the exact components that lead to victimisation and injuries remain unclear. Therefore, the following investigation examines the frequency and features of violent victimisation amongst homeless people by conducting interviews with 3 individuals enduring homelessness on Pomona island. Our findings show that all of the participants have had some sort of experience with violence, and that being homeless for a long time (more than 2 years) and also being older raised the likelihood of being attacked violently. Furthermore, as the duration of homelessness lengthened, the participants claimed it as their "home" and have marked their area with their possessions.
We conclude that some population groups of the homeless population are more vulnerable to victimisation and, as a result, need additional safety measures; we also explored the effects for health care and the lack of government recommendations.
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Interviewer: How safe do you feel?
Participant: Not safe at all, cos there’s people getting attacked all the time. When you’re sleeping, you’re getting attacked all the time and stuff. It’s wrong… and it’s the way it is. There’s like gangs of lads coming pissed up, you know drunk… and they’re in suits aswel, do you know what I mean and all that, but they stamp all over you. my mate died from his injuries the next day. He had head aches and all of that, and then he ended up collapsing.
Interviewer: Do you identify this location as your home?
Participant: Yeah… I do. I do class it as my home yeah… we’ve got nowhere else to go.
Interviewer: Are you ever asked to leave?
Participant: Yeah, yeah, by police every morning.
Interviewer: What do you know about the area?
Participant: Yeah… it’s dodgy, it’s dangerous, it’s dodgy, it’s… I know there’s places to go to get warm and all that, but it’s not open long enough now because of the covid and stuff.
Interviewer: Yeah. Are there any visible crimes?
Participant: A lot. A hell of a lot. A hell of a lot yeah. Even homeless against homeless. You know what I mean guys, so.
Interviewer: Do you get disturbed a lot? I’m guessing you do
Participant: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you do, you do. You get things thrown at you and all that.
Interviewer: Thank you for taking part.
Participant: Oh, you’re welcome, guys. Thank you for the brew.
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