1 AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, http://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/aijjsISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677Vol. 17, No. 2 (2023), pp. 52-5952NEVER-ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDRENF. MIRAGLIA Francesco MiragliaNational Institute of Family Pedagogy in Rome, Italy & Madrid Forum, SpainE-mail: info@avvocatofrancescomiraglia.itAbstract: This article regards the subject of “secondary victimization”.It regards a judicial term which still appears to be unknown, not only to the public opinionbut also to justice operators; however, it defines a reality of domestic violence andassisted violence which, unfortunately, are still very frequent and dramatically affect thelife of many women and of their children and it consists in blaming the victim of theviolence.Keywords: secondary victimization, victim, violence, phenomenon, cases of minors, foster families, accusation.INTRODUCTIONSecondary victimization means “victimization which does not happen as a directconsequence of the criminal act, but throughout the response given by institutions andindividuals to the victim” (definition given by the