Meanings
plural revictimizers
- One who revictimizes; an aggressor or bully who goes on to victimize the same person again, especially after some intervention or punishment.
If so, what does that tell us about the relationships these girls are repeatedly drawn to, and how might these men function as revictimizers?
1999, Mike A. Males, Framing Youth: Ten Myths about the Next Generation, page 1901 more example
Arrest, prosecution, and incarceration, nonetheless, did not prevent reabuse, and revictimizers were particularly prone to violating orders of protection (A. Klein et al., 2008).
2010, Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin, Family Violence Across the Lifespan: An Introduction, page 608
Origin
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