polyvictimization

plural polyvictimizations

1. countableuncountablevictimization of someone, especially a young person, along multiple axes or through multiple forms of abuse

   Even more than to determine who is vulnerable to victimization, there is a need to figure out which children are vulnerable to polyvictimization.

   2008, David Finkelhor, Childhood Victimization: Violence, Crime, and Abuse in the Lives of Young People, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

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   Adult protective services professionals indicate that polyvictimization is a common form of abuse on their caseloads ranging from 15% to 25% (Ramsey-Klawsnik & Heisler, 2014).

   2018, Pearl S. Berman, Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning: Integrating Theory With Clinical Practice, SAGE Publications, →ISBN