Repeat Victimization

Abstract

Repeat victimization can be understood as repeat targets; those targets can be persons (e.g. a victim of domestic violence), objects (e.g. motor vehicle), or property (e.g. a precise address, a business chain with several locations). According to a typology of repeat victimization, victims can be classified into four types, namely true repeat victims, near victims, virtual repeats, and chronic victims.