Secondary Victimization in Missing Children Events

  • Peggy S. Plass
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Abstract

Children go missing for many reasons. However, regardless of the characteristics of the child who is missing or of the type of event that precipitated his disappearance, children who are missing are at risk for other forms of victimization, outside the mere experience of being missing. This chapter will provide a theoretical framework for thinking about these secondary victimizations along with an examination of what we know about the incidence of these types of victimization. Two key questions will be examined—to what extent does the experience of being missing increase a child’s risk for other victimization? To what extent does experiencing a secondary victimization affect the overall impact of being a missing child?

Keywords

Secondary victimization Children Child’s risk 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Peggy S. Plass
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  1. 1.University of Denver Graduate School of Social WorkDenverUSA

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