Between FYs 2000 and 2007, the FBI opened over 2,000 child abduction investigations. In 2005 the FBI created its Child… Read more The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children.
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Abducted then Murdered Children: A Canadian Study.
Canadian Centre for Child Protection (2016) The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has undertaken a study related to abducted then… Read more Abducted then Murdered Children: A Canadian Study.
Putting children’s welfare first in international abduction cases.
Freeman, M. Dr Marilyn Freeman’s ground-breaking work explores the legal mechanisms in place to deal with international child abduction, the… Read more Putting children’s welfare first in international abduction cases.
Child Abduction Murder Research
Washington State Office of the Attorney General (2006) In late 1993, the Criminal Division of the Washington State Attorney General’s… Read more Child Abduction Murder Research
Target Selection and Crime Characteristics: A Comparison of Sexually Motivated Abduction Cases to Nonsexual Abduction Cases and Non-abduction Sexual Cases.
Beauregard, E., & Chopin, J. (2023). Abduction has been related to a more extensive violent criminal record, suggesting that it… Read more Target Selection and Crime Characteristics: A Comparison of Sexually Motivated Abduction Cases to Nonsexual Abduction Cases and Non-abduction Sexual Cases.
Victims of Abduction: Patterns and Case Studies
Fitzgerald, J. & People, J. (2006) In 2005, NSW Police recorded 393 abduction/kidnapping incidents. Due to the intense public attention… Read more Victims of Abduction: Patterns and Case Studies
Child Abduction, Parents’ Distress, and Social Support.
Spilman, S. (2006) This study examines how parents of family and nonfamily abducted children cope with stress due to the… Read more Child Abduction, Parents’ Distress, and Social Support.
Child Abduction: An Overview of Current and Historical Perspectives
Boudreaux, Lord, & Etter, (2000) This article summarizes research findings in the area of child abduction. Topics addressed include incidence… Read more Child Abduction: An Overview of Current and Historical Perspectives
Abduction Prevention Training: A Review of Findings and Issues for Future Research.
Miltenberger, Raymond G., and Laurie A. Olsen. (1996) A review of the research evaluating procedures for teaching abduction preventions skills to… Read more Abduction Prevention Training: A Review of Findings and Issues for Future Research.
Taken: A study of child abduction in the UK.
Newiss, G. and Traynor, M. (2013) This study gives an account of the current knowledge stock on child abduction. In July 2011,… Read more Taken: A study of child abduction in the UK.
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