Assessing differences in grooming stages and strategies in decoy, victim, and law enforcement conversations
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Most prior work has focused on detecting perpetrators' behaviors, leaving a limited understanding of how teens might respond to unwanted advances.
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- Authors
- Ringenberg, T. R., Seigfried-Spellar, K., & Rayz, J.
- Affiliations
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ringenberg, Tatiana R.
- Venue
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2024-03
- Volume
- 152
- Pages
- 108071
- ISSN
- 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4389085677
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3
- FWCI
- 3.78
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Keywords
- online child sexual exploitation, grooming, law enforcement, chat conversations, risk assessment, triage tool
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