We
have come to realize that many children are missing but
we rarely learn what happens to them. On those few occasions
when we do, headline news stories tell about a murdered
child and a suspect being sought. Other times we rejoice
when a child is found alive and is reunited with his or
her family. In such cases we see, or imagine, visions of
tearful reunions with hugs and kisses. More....
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Violent
crimes against children are the subject of great community
concern and the focus of legislative and professional concerns
as well. This is evidenced by the steadily rising reports
of child abductions and forms of child abuse, by the expanding
body of abuse literature being produced and the intense media
coverage of child abductions and other crimes against children.
It is very difficult for most people to discuss these problems
and acknowledge that they happen to children of all ages.
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