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Finkelhor D, Ormrod R. 2001. Homicides of children and youth. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 11 pp. (Juvenile justice bulletin, Crimes against children series)

Annotation: This report draws on federal data to provide a statistical portrait of juvenile homicide victimization presented in overall patterns and victim age groups. Specific types of homicide victimization included are maltreatment, abduction, and school homicides. Initiatives designed to prevent homicide are discussed.

Contact: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, P.O. Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, Telephone: (800) 851-3420 Secondary Telephone: (301)240-7760 Fax: 301-240-5830 Web Site: https://www.ncjrs.gov Available from the website. Document Number: NCJ 187239.

Keywords: Abductions, Child death review, Children, Crime prevention, Family violence, Homicide, Maltreated children, Physical abuse, School violence, Statistical data, Victims, Violence prevention, Youth

Finkelhor D, Hotaling G, Sedlak A. 1990. Missing, abducted, runaway, and thrownaway children in America: First report—Numbers and characteristics, national incidence studies: Executive summary. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 19 pp.

Annotation: This is the executive summary of a report on the incidence of children being abducted, running away, being lost or missing, or being "thrown away," defined as being directly told to leave the household; refused readmittance to the household; ignored when running away; or abandoned or deserted. Summary statistics are presented graphically for the incidence of these cases in the U.S. as a whole. In the prose text, other data, such as typical perpetrator, time of year, race of victim, distance the runaway traveled, duration of absence, or incidence of returning home, are given. The report draws its statistics from a survey of 34, 000 households, a survey of juvenile residential facilities, a study of community service professionals, and an analysis of police and FBI records. It was funded by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 810 Seventh Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20531, Telephone: (202) 307-5911 Web Site: http://www.ojjdp.gov Available from Hathitrust via participating libraries.

Keywords: Abandoned children, Abductions, Children, Missing children, Runaways Youth, Statistics
   

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