O’Leary, P., Koh, E., & Dare, A.2017-12-132017-12-132017O’Leary, P., Koh, E., & Dare, A. (2017). Grooming and child sexual abuse in institutional contexts. Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Sydney.https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/sites/default/files/file-list/Research%20Report%20-%20Grooming%20and%20child%20sexual%20abuse%20in%20institutional%20contexts%20-%20Prevention.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3660This paper provides an overview of key conceptual issues in the definition and understanding of grooming. It takes a narrative review approach to synthesising key literature, drawing on an understanding of perpetrator modus operandi. It identifies and discusses what is known about grooming, particularly as it relates to institutional child sexual abuse.eninstitutional abusegroomingchild sexual abuseInternational ResourcesAustraliaArticle