TOG toolkit and statistics

Question 1

what does anonymity contribute to?

Answer 1

an ‘online disinhibition’ effect (suler, 2004)

Question 2

What did the ONS (2015) found out about sexual offences?

Answer 2

that sexual offences, including those against children are massively under recorded

Question 3

what percentage of police cases In the uk each year relate to online grooming?

Answer 3

2.1% of cases

Question 4

According to Katz (2013), what are the most common victims of online grooming?

Answer 4

adolescent females aged 13-17 years old

Question 5

What is online grooming? (Elliott, 2015)

Answer 5

a series of explicit or implicit goal-directed behaviours that together share intention of preparing a target individual
purpose of achieving an unlawful or exploitative goal

Question 6

According to O’Connell (2003), what 3 factors influence victim choice?

Answer 6

accessibility, opportunity and vulnerability

Question 7

In the acronym, GROOM, what does the G stand for?

Answer 7

Gather info

Question 8

In the acronym, GROOM, what does the R stand for?

Answer 8

risk assess

Question 9

In the acronym, GROOM, what does the first O stand for?

Answer 9

online or offline

Question 10

In the acronym, GROOM, what does the second O stand for?

Answer 10

obtain advice

Question 11

In the acronym, GROOM, what does the M stand for?

Answer 11

make referrals

Question 12

What does the TOG toolkit stand for?

Answer 12

tackling online grooming

Question 13

What 5 products does the TOG toolkit involve?

Answer 13

TOG briefing video (to introduce acronym)
mobile app
force control room guidance pages
strategic online grooming review
‘what you need to know’ bulletin