Presented by: Elizabeth Jeglic, PhD, John Joy College of Criminal Justice and Georgia Winters, PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Sexual Grooming is the deceptive process in which a would-be perpetrator prepares a child for sexual abuse (CSA) and prevents disclosure and detection. It is often difficult to detect sexual grooming because some grooming behaviors resemble normal adult-child interactions. To prevent CSA, it is vital to identify sexual grooming behaviors that can be considered “red flag” behaviors. In this three-hour training, Drs. Georgia Winters and Elizabeth Jeglic will provide an overview of child sexual grooming and discuss new research which has identified specific pre-offense behaviors which can be proactively identified and linked to sexual grooming. Participants will learn how sexual grooming behaviors may vary based upon the context and the characteristics of the perpetrator and the survivor and will discuss the implications of this research for education, detection and prevention of CSA.

Cost: $10 for non-CEU attendees, $25 for CEU attendees.