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n be based on appeal/ attractiveness, ease of access, or perceived vulnerabilities of the child (Lanning 2010; McAlinden 2006; Mooney and Ost 2013; Olson, Ellevold, and Rogers 2007). Elliott, Browne, and Kilcoyne (1995) found that when selecting a victim, offenders often focused on physical character

is likely that both overt and covert sexual grooming behaviors are more easily identified retrospectively, rather than prospectively, as proposed by Craven and colleagues (2006). Once identified, people may be outraged at how the sexual offender was not 3502-018 Page 8 of 11 EFTA_00001498 EFTA001568

members will be able to detect grooming behaviors that occur before the abuse in cases of intrafamilial and professional child abuse. Additionally, Craven and colleagues (2006) proposed that identifying grooming behaviors is CONTACT Georgia M. Winters G gwIntersegay.cuny.edu O Psydiology Department, Jo

Berliner and Conte 1990; Craven, Brown, and Gilchrist 2007; Harms and Dam 1992; Lanning 2010; Leclerc, Proulx, and Beauregard 2009; McAlinden 2006; Olson et al. 2007; Sgroi 1982; Van Dam 2001), most focusing on male offenders, there were none that were validated until recently. Based on the similarit

ing of Children: Review of Literature and Theoretical Considerations? The Journal of Sexual Aggression 12 (3):287-99. doh 10.1080113552600601069414 Craven. Samantha. Sarah Brown.and Elizabeth Gilchrist. 2007. 'Current Responses to Sexual Grooming Implication for Prevention." The Howard Journal of Crimi

tility for public prevention initiatives as they are theoretically complex and thus difficult to apply in real-world settings (e.g., Elliott, 2017; Olson et al., 2007). Winters and Jeglic (2017) model of grooming behavior proposes five overarching stages that may be involved in the complex process of

g access to a victim, prior models describe a stage in which the offender works toward deceptively developing trust and cooperation with the child (Craven et aL, 2006; Leclerc et at, 2009; Olson et al., 2007). While some models incorporate a broad stage that refers to the overarching goal of trust dev