성폭력 범죄 피해자의 2차 피해에 대한 국내외 연구동향

A Review of Recent Studies on Secondary Victimization of Sexual Violence Victims

This study reviewed recent publications since 2000 in Korean and English academic journals on secondary victimization of sexual violence victims. Publication search was carried out by several online database systems using keywords like secondary victimization, sexual assault, rape victim, and crime victim. As a result, 26 Korean articles and 23 English articles were selected for reviews. Korean studies seemed to focus on legal aspects of secondary victimization such as investigation and trial procedures and to argue for the need for better legal protections. The majority of Korean articles were nonempirical studies. Studies that were published in English journals were diverse in terms of theoretical approaches and research methods. The majority of English journal articles were empirical studies utilizing interviews, surveys, or experiments dealing with specific mechanisms of secondary victimization. We argue that more diverse approaches to secondary victimization research are necessary to comprehend the phenomenon more accurately and to develop valid measures of prevention. Future research directions are suggested.