The Campaign Against Adult Grooming (CAAGe) Blog
The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control
A review of The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control: Undue Influence, Thought Reform, Brainwashing, Mind Control, Trafficking and the Law, by former ‘Moonie’ cult member, Steven Alan Hassan. ( 2020)
Cults and media stereotypes: Does media coverage of current and former cult members hinder victims’ recovery?
CAAGe takes a look at an academic paper, Cults and Media Stereotypes, which looks at the effects of media on people who have managed to exit a cult.
Ultimately, more research is needed, but it seems that well presented media coverage can actually be validating.
Groomed, by Nicola Tallant
The death of Katie Simpson at the hand of babyfaced jockey Jonny Creswell is the subject of ‘Groomed’, a classic but fatal true story. Katie Simpson was one of many, including her sister, that Cresswell groomed with his charisma, charm and almost cult like behaviours.
Groomed Men not Seeking Support
Men experience grooming in manyof the same ways as women.
But the way they reach out for help isn’t the same.
CAAGe examines both the data and what it can do to help going forward.
Grooming and Age
Forget the ‘Shirley Valentine’ image of people who’ve been groomed as adults - unfortunately you can be groomed at any age!