La victimisation, la polyvictimisation et la délinquance chez les enfants et les jeunes adultes au Royaume-Uni1

Abstract

Background. This paper extends work on the impact and nature of cumulative victimization on

Polyvictimization: What Is It and How Does It Affect Intervention?

“…Around the world, studies on polyvictimization report similar findings, suggesting that victimization is a norm in the lives of youth and that there is a significant population of polyvictims (Radford, Corral, Bradley & Fisher 2014;Chan 2014;Nilsson, Dahlstöm, Priebe & Svedin, 2015;Lätsch, Nett & Hümbelin, 2016). In Canada, Cyr, Clément and Chamberland (2014) studied polyvictimization among 2,800 youths aged 2 to 17 in Quebec.…”

“…The characteristics of friendly and romantic relationships must be taught and young people must learn how to react appropriately to victimization themselves, since prevention and sensitization programs will never be able to completely stop violence (Aho, Gren-Landell & Svedin, 2016). All professionals working with children and adolescents, such as educators, should dispose of the resources and knowledge necessary to identify these at-risk youths and to know that they are just as likely be the bully as the victim in a conflict situation (Radford, Corral, Bradley & Fisher, 2014).…”