RT Article
T1 Profile of repeat victimisation within multi-agency referrals
JF International review of victimology
VO 26
IS 3
SP 332
OP 343
A1 Shorrock, Sarah
A2 Kirby, Stuart
A2 McManus, Michelle A.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1734899905
AB To help reduce victimisation, safeguarding practices in England and Wales are becoming more multi-agency, with Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) being a contemporary example of such an approach. MASH aims to reduce victimisation by identifying and managing vulnerability at the earliest opportunity. This is achieved through the co-location of safeguarding agencies, joint decision making and the co-ordination of interventions. Previous research has indicated that the demand placed upon MASH often outweighs available resources, questioning the extent to which MASH effectively safeguards vulnerable people at the earliest opportunity. Whilst existing literature has focused upon the characteristics of MASH referrals, alongside referral processes, rates of repeat referrals have been overlooked. This paper aims to bridge this gap by exploring the number of repeat referrals made over a two-month period to a MASH location in the north-west of England (n = 2,134). By investigating repeat referrals, reasons why some individuals are susceptible to being victimised on multiple occasions are identified. The paper concludes that whilst MASH has taken a step towards identifying and managing victimisation, practices and processes need to be reviewed if MASH is to proactively prevent repeat victimisation.
K1 Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
K1 Safeguarding
K1 Victimisation
K1 Vulnerability
DO 10.1177/0269758020902890