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Criminology

exposure of a child to many different kinds of victimization, which predicts distress better than any single type of abuse or crime.

In criminology, polyvictimization refers to exposure of a child to many different kinds of victimization, which predicts distress better than any single type of abuse or crime. This meaning comes from Finkelhor (2007) in Child Abuse & Neglect.[1]

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Finkelhor, D., Ormrod, R. K., & Turner, H. A. (2007). Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization. Child Abuse & Neglect, 31(1), 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.06.008

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