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ck. .M. (1993). Suggestibility of the child witness: A historical review and synthesis. Povhological &Jain. 11.403-439. Christiansen. J.P. & Blake. R. H. (1990. The grooming process in father-daughter incest. In A. L. Horton (Ed.). The Man Paparaus: A Family Member No One Mine ro That (pp. 88 -98). Th

le person cause for concern that any meeting with a child arising from the conduct would be for unlawful purposes. (O'Connell, 2003, p. 6) Second, Howitt suggests that: Grooming... is the steps taken by paedophiles to "entrap" their victims and is in somew•ays analogous to adult courtship. (Howitt, 1

er life (Berliner & Conte, 1990; Leberg, 1997). The abuser builds the child's trust (Christiansen & Blake, 1990; Leberg, 1997; Wyre, 1987, cited in Howitt, 1995; van Dam, 2001), makes him or her feel good (Warner, 2000) and then starts to violate boundaries (Christiansen & Blake, 1990; van Dam, 2001).

sex, secrecy. In L. G. Schultz (Ed.), The sexual victimology of youth (pp. 67-82). Springfield, IL Charles C. Thomas. Christiansen, J. R., & Blake, R. H. (1990). The grooming process in father—daughter incest. In A. L Horton (Ed.), The incest perpetrator: A family member no one aunts to treat (pp. 88

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) Craven, Brown, an

e environment and significant others 3.Grooming the child McAlinclen (2006) I. Personal 2. Familial 3. Institutional Wyre (1987)as discussed in Howitt I. Extrafamilial (1995) 2. Intrafamilial definitions share some key similarities, many behaviors may he classified as grooming under some defini

ex, secrecy. In L. G. Schultz (Ed.), The sexual victimology of youth (pp. 67-82). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. Christiansen, J. It, & Blake, R. H. (1990). The grooming process in father-daughter incest. In A. L Horton (Ed.), The incest perpetrator: A family member no one wants to treat (pp. 88

er life (Berliner & Conte, 1990; Leberg, 1997). The abuser builds the child's trust (Christiansen & Blake, 1990; Leberg, 1997; Wyre, 1987, cited in Howitt, 1995; van Dam, 2001), makes him or her feel good (Warner, 2000) and then starts to violate boundaries (Christiansen & Blake, 1990; van Dam, 2001).

kinds of definitional features are pro- posed. For example, one definition mentions "betrayal" (Salter, 1995) while another references "courtship" (Howitt, 1995). Some proposed definitions give concrete examples of grooming (Gallagher, 1999; Sgroi, 1982), while others try to give abstract properties t