Holland, Elizabethe,
The Invisible Children. Elizabethe Holland. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 5, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Invisible Children, Jan. 18, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Studies show the majority of parental abductions are resolved fairly quickly, many the same day the child is reported missing. But some 25 percent last a month or more, and 7 percent--still hundreds or even thousands of children--last more than six months....Despite those numbers and the life-altering impact parental abductions have on the children taken and the parents left behind, advocates with missing children's groups lament that these types of cases typically are paid too little attention. Most of the attention is focused on abductions of children by strangers, of which experts estimate there are 100 to 300 in the United States each year." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the reasons why "law enforcement officials are slow to act" and the media coverage is so spotty when a child is abducted by a parent. The risk factors for parental abduction are included.
1522-3213;
Custody of children
Kidnapping--Parental
Law enforcement
Parent and child
AC1.S5
050
The Invisible Children. Elizabethe Holland. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 5, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: The Invisible Children, Jan. 18, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Studies show the majority of parental abductions are resolved fairly quickly, many the same day the child is reported missing. But some 25 percent last a month or more, and 7 percent--still hundreds or even thousands of children--last more than six months....Despite those numbers and the life-altering impact parental abductions have on the children taken and the parents left behind, advocates with missing children's groups lament that these types of cases typically are paid too little attention. Most of the attention is focused on abductions of children by strangers, of which experts estimate there are 100 to 300 in the United States each year." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the reasons why "law enforcement officials are slow to act" and the media coverage is so spotty when a child is abducted by a parent. The risk factors for parental abduction are included.
1522-3213;
Custody of children
Kidnapping--Parental
Law enforcement
Parent and child
AC1.S5
050