The Abduction of Children by Strangers and Nonfamily Members: Estimating the Incidence Using Multiple Methods.

Finkelhor, David; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ507935

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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The Abduction of Children by Strangers and Nonfamily Members: Estimating the Incidence Using Multiple Methods.

Finkelhor, David; And Others

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v7 n2 p226-43 Jun 1992

Used a national survey of households with children, a national survey of police records, and an analysis of FBI homicide data to estimate the incidence of nonfamily abductions of children. Offers a definition of abduction, analyzes problems in compiling abduction statistics, and discusses public policy on prevention and response. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Meta Analysis, Missing Children, National Surveys, Statistical Analysis, Victims of Crime

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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