Sexual grooming of children: Review of literature and theoretical considerations

Journal of Sexual Aggression

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-299

  Craven, Samantha ^a   Brown, Sarah ^a   Gilchrist, Elizabeth ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sexual grooming; Theory of child sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 63849307694     PISSN: 13552600     EISSN: 17426545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552600601069414     Document Type: Article

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