RT Article
T1 The Sexual Grooming Model of Child Sex Trafficking
JF Victims & offenders
VO 17
IS 1
SP 60
OP 77
A1 Winters, Georgia M.
A2 Schaaf, Sarah
A2 Grydehøj, Rasmus F.
A2 Allan, Cecilia
A2 Lin, Amber
A2 Jeglic, Elizabeth L.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1783529784
AB There has yet to be universally-accepted model of child sex trafficking recruitment tactics. Research suggests that child sex traffickers may use strategies to recruit and retain minors that mirror the tactics used by child abusers when sexually grooming minors. Based on a thorough review of the child sex trafficking literature and integrating it with a content validated model of child sexual grooming, we propose the Sexual Grooming Model of Child Sex Trafficking (SGM-CST), which includes five overarching stages: 1) victim selection; 2) gaining access and isolation; 3) trust development; 4) desensitization to touch; and 5) post-abuse maintenance.
K1 Victims
K1 Victimization
K1 Trafficking
K1 Offenders
K1 Child Abuse
DO 10.1080/15564886.2021.1926031