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.

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多机构转介中重复受害的概况

为了帮助减少受害，英格兰和威尔士的保护措施正变得更加多机构化，多机构保护中心 (MASH) 是这种方法的当代例子。MASH 旨在通过尽早识别和管理漏洞来减少受害。这是通过保护机构的共同定位、联合决策和干预措施的协调来实现的。先前的研究表明，对 MASH 的需求往往超过可用资源，质疑 MASH 尽早有效保护弱势群体的程度。虽然现有文献关注 MASH 转诊的特征，但在转诊过程中，重复转诊率被忽视了。本文旨在通过探索在两个月内重复转介到英格兰西北部 MASH 位置的次数（n = 2,134）来弥合这一差距。通过调查重复转介，确定了一些人容易在多个场合成为受害者的原因。该文件得出的结论是，虽然 MASH 已在识别和管理受害方面迈出了一步，但如果 MASH 要主动防止重复受害，则需要审查做法和流程。