Sexual grooming of children: Review of literature and theoretical considerations

By S. Craven, Sarah D. Brown, E. Gilchrist. 2006

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A review of online grooming: Characteristics and concerns (2013, methodology): “There have been efforts to collate and evaluate the research surrounding online grooming (Craven et al., 2006; Ospina et al., 2010) and researchers are beginning to assess comparisons between online and offline grooming.”
Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence: A Literature Review of Empirical Research (2018, background): “…on children and adolescents, owing to community concerns about children’s vulnerability and safety, and perhaps due to the erroneous assumption that only young people are victims of online pre-datory behavior (see, e.g., Beech, Elliott, Birgden, & Findlater, 2008; Craven, Brown, & Gilchrist, 2006).”
Stages of Sexual Grooming: Recognizing Potentially Predatory Behaviors of Child Molesters (2017, background): “It has previously been proposed that sexual grooming behaviors are difficult to identify (Canter et al. 1998; Craven et al. 2006; Lanning 2010), likely due to the fact that many of these behaviors appear innocent and may be typical of normal adult/child interactions.”