Kidnapping and Missing Children

Resource Year Topic Type
National Incidence Study of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children in America (NISMART 1)
Funded by: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention. U.S. Department of Justice, award 2017-MC-FX-K011. The principal goal of…
 1990, 2017 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Missing Children Project
Kidnapping of Juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS
Finkelhor, D., and Ormrod, R.K. Juvenile Justice Bulletin – NCJ181161 (pgs. 1-8). Order (CV28)
 2000 General Child Victimization, Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping, Statistics Paper
Highlights From the NISMART Bulletins
Highlights from the NISMART Bulletins. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2002). Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet.
 2002 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Missing Children Fact Sheet
Children Abducted by Family Members: A National Household Survey of Incidence and Episode Characteristics
Finkelhor, D., Hotaling G.T., and Sedlak, A.J. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53: 805-817. Order (MC3)
 1991 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Missing Children Paper
The Abduction of Children By Strangers and Non-Family Members: Estimating the Incidence Using Multiple Methods
Finkelhor, D., Hotaling G.T., and Sedlak, A.J. The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7(2):226-243. Order (MC4)
 1992 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping Paper
Police Involvement in Family Abduction Episodes
Plass P., Gerald T. Hotaling, and Finkelhor, D. Crime & Delinquency,41(2):205-218. Order (MC13)
 1995 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping, Missing Children Paper
Attempted Non-Family Abduction
Finkelhor, D., Hotaling G.T., and Asdigian, N. 74(5):941-955. Order (MC9)
 1995 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping Paper
Varieties of Non-Family Abduction of Children & Adolescents
Asdigian N., Finkelhor, D., and Hotaling G.T. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 22(3):215-232. Order (MC8)
 1995 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Missing Children Paper
Family Abduction Outcomes: Factors Associated with Duration and Emotional Trauma to Children
Plass P., Finkelhor, D., and Hotaling G.T. Journal of Youth & Society, 28(1): 109-130. Order (MC12)
 1996 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping Paper
Risk Factors for Family Abduction: Demographic and Family Interaction Characteristics
Plass P., Finkelhor, D., and Hotaling G.T. Journal of Family Violence, 12(3):333-348. Order (MC11)
 1997 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Kidnapping Paper