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rackenridge, 2001; Craven, Brown, & Gilchrist, 2006; Gallagher, 1999), gaining a child's trust (Berson, 2003; Craven et al., 2006; Gillespie, 2002; Salter, 1995), making it more difficult to the child to resist or disclose the abuse (Berson, 2003; Craven et al., 2006; Gallagher, 1999; Gillespie, 2002;

N. Bennett and W. ODonobue TABLE 1 General Definitions of Grooming Author(s) Definition of Grooming (taken directly from reference) Sgroi (1982) Salter (1995) Howitt (1995) Labors (1997) Gallagher (1999) Brackenridge (2001) Gillespie (2002) Berson (2003) O'Connell (2003) Spiegel (2003) Cra

ter (1995) Howitt (1995) Labors (1997) Gallagher (1999) Brackenridge (2001) Gillespie (2002) Berson (2003) O'Connell (2003) Spiegel (2003) Craven, Brown, and Gilchrist (2006) Knoll (2010) "How does Ithe perpetrator' get the child to participate in some type of sexual behavior? Usually in a low-ke

rackenridge, 2001; Craven, Brown, & Gilchrist, 2006; Gallagher, 1999), gaining a child's trust (Berson, 2003; Craven et al., 2006; Gillespie, 2002; Salter, 1995), making it more difficult to the child to resist or disclose the abuse (Berson, 2003; Craven et al., 2006; Gallagher, 1999; Gillespie, 2002;

. Bennet: and W. ODonolnie TABLE 1 General Definitions of Grooming Author(s) Definition of Grooming (taken directly from reference) Sgroi (1982) Salter (1995) 11OVAIE (1995) Lebeig (1997) Gallagher (1999) Brackenridge (2001) Gillespie (2002) Berson (2003) O'Connell (2003) Spiegel (2003) Cr

er (1995) 11OVAIE (1995) Lebeig (1997) Gallagher (1999) Brackenridge (2001) Gillespie (2002) Berson (2003) O'Connell (2003) Spiegel (2003) Craven, Brown, and Gilchrist (2000 Knoll (2010) "How does [the perpetrator] get the child to participate in some type of sexual behavior? Usually in a low-key

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

McAlinden 2006). While several definitions of grooming have been suggested, one of the most specific and comprehensive explanations was proposed by Craven, Brown, and Gilchrist (2006:297), who defined sexual grooming as: A process by which a person prepares a child, significant others, and the environment for

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

e 2014; Gallagher 1998; Howitt 1995; 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, Jerr