Adolescent Resource Center (ARC)
CategoriesUncategorizedA foundational resource laying out definitions, offender tactics, and legal responses globally. The grooming of children for sexual purposes through the Internet and related technologies is a growing problem worldwide, putting countless children at risk for sexual abuse and exploitation. Grooming is the process by which an adult establishes or builds a relationship with a […]
CategoriesUncategorizedA technical and policy-oriented paper that examines grooming tactics, detection, and prevention strategies.
CategoriesUncategorizedOverview of grooming and sextortion risks, especially how perpetrators move conversations into private spaces and exploit minors. Thorn research also shows that for some youth, online communities are the only places they feel they can be their “true selves.” LGBTQ+ youth, in particular, report that their online communities are vital to them.
CategoriesUncategorizedScholarly review of grooming strategies in digital contexts, useful for mapping multiple grooming tactics.
CategoriesUncategorizedThis research takes an in-depth look into grooming processes from the perspective of the adolescent victim and explores how the relationships progressed online-to-offline, resulting in sexual abuse. It aims to understand young people’s motivations and mindsets by exploring their lived experiences of offline meeting with adult perpetrators.
CategoriesUncategorizedQualitative study on how parents experience and respond when their children are targeted.
CategoriesUncategorizedThis qualitative study comprised interviews with eight female participants aged 18–28 years recruited in UK NHS Trusts, and via mental health charities, University bulletins and social media. Each participant self-reported having experienced abuse through either the production or dissemination of sexual material online.
CategoriesUncategorizedThis review explored how the phenomenon of coerced “self-produced” child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) has been constructed in the literature using Critical Interpretative Synthesis.
CategoriesUncategorizedThis study explored the lived experiences of adult women who were sexually groomed online as an adolescent, to understand the experiences in online grooming from initial contact to contact ending. The theory used to guide this study was sociometer theory. Sociometer theory looks at self-esteem as the cause for why individuals want to seek and […]
CategoriesUncategorizedThis study reflects on the current cyber grooming situation. Investigating the current state of online grooming and the means through which parents can ensure the online safety of their adolescents from adults offering “candy” or wanting to start a relationship is necessary