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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

nter, Hughes, and Kirby 1998). Grooming refers to the behaviors that an offender employs in preparation for committing sexual abuse against a child (McAlinden 2006). While several definitions of grooming have been suggested, one of the most specific and comprehensive explanations was proposed by Craven, B

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

5; Kierkegaard 2008; Lanning 2018; Salter 1995). Research on sexual grooming started to proliferate in the 2000s (Craven, Brown, and Gilchrist 2006; McAlinden 2007), but it was not until 2011 following the arrest of Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, for numerous count

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

d specific behaviors that are involved in the process. Sexual grooming Sexual grooming has become synonymous with CSA in the past several decades (McAlinden, 2013). The goals of grooming are to gain initial coopera- tion of the victim, decrease the likelihood of discovery, and increase the likelihood of