It saddens us knowing that children are being sexually abused. We wonder about the damage they suffer and the fate the future holds for them. How can we foresee their path ahead of them? A substantial number of child sexual assault (CSA) victims are re-victimized later in life. Knowing and understanding why this happens, we must accumulate data from victims and do in-depth studies of their plight. Not only would this help the re-victimized but most importantly prevent victims of CSA from this boomerang effect! In areas such as Criminology, studies of this type can add better perception when dealing with the situation and may very well help in the interception of these crimes because they will act as ‘red flags’ of danger. Re- victimization is the re- occurrence or the increased likelihood of adult sexual victimization. According to Cloitre (1998), victimization is the best predictor of future victimization across most categories of crime and none more so than the risk for adult sexual assault
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Victims suffering from dissociation may be putting themselves back into harm’s way as their ability to protect themselves weakens when face to face with a similar threat from their past experiences. These psychological effects when focusing on re-victimization were further investigated by Finkelhor and Browne’s Traumagenic Dynamics Model and Freyd’s Betrayal Trauma theory. They claimed that some victims’ ability to monitor, detect and respond to threatening encounters, makes them more prone and targeted by predatory offenders. Finkelhor and Browne’s model looked at four major trauma causing factors which were applied to assist in the understanding of re-victimization. These factors examined were: 1. Traumatic Sexualization, 2. Betrayal, 3. Powerlessness and 4.
Victims suffering from dissociation may be putting themselves back into harm’s way as their ability to protect themselves weakens when face to face with a similar threat from their past experiences. These psychological effects when focusing on re-victimization were further investigated by Finkelhor and Browne’s Traumagenic Dynamics Model and Freyd’s Betrayal Trauma theory. They claimed that some victims’ ability to monitor, detect and respond to threatening encounters, makes them more prone and targeted by predatory offenders. Finkelhor and Browne’s model looked at four major trauma causing factors which were applied to assist in the understanding of re-victimization. These factors examined were: 1. Traumatic Sexualization, 2. Betrayal, 3. Powerlessness and 4.