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How Grooming Really Happens
In this conversation, Dr Elizabeth Jeglic, Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and a researcher specialising in sexual violence prevention, child sexual abuse and sexual grooming, shares what more than two decades of research has taught us about how grooming happens.
Dr Jeglic explains the different stages of the grooming process, from identifying vulnerability and gaining access to a child, through building trust, gradually crossing boundaries and the behaviours that can continue after abuse to discourage a child from telling. Importantly, she explains…
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