ABSTRACT

Any abduction and its components are complicated. As the ªrst responder/ investigator you will have to immediately determine what classiªcation of missing child case you are dealing with and the motive for the abduction (i.e., runaway, family abduction, stranger abduction, etc.). e motive for abducting a child can be one or more of the following:*

• Nontraditional: Very young children abducted predominately by a woman to ªll a perceived void in the o˜ender’s life (i.e., infant abduction).