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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

0). This step is often regarded as the central role of the grooming process, wherein the offender establishes trust and cooperation with the victim (Salter 1995; van Dam 2001). The offender accomplishes this by befriending the child, by learning about his/her interests, being helpful, showering the chi

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

al grooming in past literature (See Table 1), none of which have ultimately been widely accepted. Table 1. Definitions of Sexual Grooming. Source Salter (19951 Definitions of Sexual Grooming Howitt (1995) Leberg (1997) Gallagher (1999) McAlinden (20071 Brackenridge (20011 Gillespie (2002) Spie

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

child they love them or the child is special (Lang & Frenzel, 1988), giving the child bribes or rewards (e.g., Lang & Frenzel, 1988; Lawson, 2003; Salter, 1995; Shakeshaft, 2004), or enforcing or withholding punishment (Lawson, 2003). While Winters and Jeglic (2017) SGM addresses the limitations of p