According to the U.S Department of Justice, more than 250,000 children are abducted each year. Most are family abductions, in which a child is taken by a family member or a person known to them. Others are non-family abductions, in which a child is taken for motives ranging from ransom to stealing a child to start a family.
""Child Abduction and Kidnapping"" explains the types of kidnappings, details government and law enforcement efforts to prevent and solve them, and explores the many practices and programs, such as the AMBER Alert, now in place to help protect children.The chapters include: The AMBER Alert: Communities on the Case; Family Abduction: Surprising Suspects; Infant Abduction: The Youngest Victims; The Internet: Protection through Privacy; and, Supportive Organizations: Experts on Call.The cases covered include:
| ISBN: | 9780791094037 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2008 |
| Author: | Susan OBrien, John L French |
| Publisher: | Chelsea House Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 135 pages |
| Series: | Criminal Investigations |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics PSHE: Family Issues |
According to the U.S Department of Justice, more than 250,000 children are abducted each year. Most are family abductions, in which a child is taken by a family member or a person known to them.
Child Abduction and Kidnapping features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, PSHE: Family Issues
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Child Abduction and Kidnapping was written by Susan OBrien, John L French and published by Chelsea House Publishers
Child Abduction and Kidnapping has 135 pages
Yes it is part of Criminal Investigations series