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Kidnapping
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Amber Alert 
 "The Amber Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases." The website features guidelines and legislation, statistics, state Amber Alert contacts, publications, video clips, and related material. From the U.S. Department of Justice. http://www.amberalert.gov/ Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Aug 20, 2008 AMBER Alert Plan
The site provides information on the AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert Plan, "a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. Broadcasters use the Emergency Alert System (EAS) ... to air a description of the abducted child and suspected abductor" over radio, television, and highway alert systems. From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=991 Topics: Crime, Families, Technology Last updated Jan 6, 2006 Child Watch of North America
This site describes Child Watch's efforts to provide safety information and services to parents and communities, offering a free ID kit for children, investigative help to parents of abducted children, and information on missing children. The site has an events calendar and photographs and descriptions of abductees and abductors (many are the children's parents). Child Watch is a nationwide, nonprofit organization headquartered in Orlando, Fla. http://www.childwatch.org/ Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Jun 16, 2004 FBI History: Famous Cases
Information about bank robberies, gangsters, kidnappings, espionage, and other famous Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cases. Covers people (such as Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde, and John Dillinger) and specific cases (such as the Brinks robbery, Charles Ross kidnapping, Lindbergh kidnapping, and the "Atom Spy" case). From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/famcases.htm Topics: Crime, Government Last updated Jan 3, 2006 Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army [SLA], "arguably the most notorious and flamboyant domestic terrorist group in American history. ... [It] inspired what might be described as the first true media 'frenzy,' one that only exploded further when Patty transformed into 'Tania' and joined the ranks of the S.L.A." Features interviews, commentary, photos, profiles, timeline, and more. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guerrilla/ Topics: Crime, Terrorism Last updated Jan 31, 2007 International Adoption
Features policy updates, the text of the "Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption," a summary of the "Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction," as well as country-specific flyers for both adoption and child abduction issues. From the Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html Topics: Crime, Families Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Kidnaping of Juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS
This June 2000 report from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection (OJJDP) "describes the offense of kidnaping of juveniles." Among other significant findings, the analysis reveals that the majority are perpetrated by family members or acquaintances, and the fewest by strangers. The section "Implications" features a discussion about the distinction between the source data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System and that of earlier studies. Includes a bibliography. http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/2000_6_2/contents.html Topics: Crime Last updated Mar 12, 2006 The Kidnapping of Aimee Semple McPherson
Historical essay about the 1926 disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, "[who] claimed that she had been kidnapped, tortured, drugged, and held for ransom in a shack in Mexico." Provides brief background on "Sister Aimee," who founded the Pentecostal mission Foursquare Gospel in 1922, and the rumors surrounding the 1926 events. Includes references. From the University of Southern California (USC) Information Services Division. http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/scandals/aimee.html Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Lindbergh Trial
Background information and articles about the 1932 "kidnapping and murder of the son of world-famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and the subsequent trial." Features a trial timeline, biographies, news articles, photos, a serial cartoon strip that retold the story of the crime, and other information about the Lindbergh case. From the Hunterdon County Democrat, a newspaper covering the New Jersey county where the Lindbergh trial took place in 1935. Registration (free) required. http://www.nj.com/lindbergh/ Topics: Crime Last updated Apr 3, 2006 Time Collection: Lindbergh Kidnapping
Compilation of Time magazine covers and stories related to the 1932 kidnapping of the son of Charles Lindbergh and the subsequent trial. From the Time magazine archives. http://www.time.com/time/archive/collections/0,21428,c_lindbergh_kidnapping,00.shtml Topics: Crime Last updated Feb 21, 2007 |
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