Missing children in the United States are a major problem, but it can be prevented. The majority of abductions of children in the United States are by their parents. Within every hour, more than 200 children, including teenagers, are reported missing, and most of the children will most likely be teenage runaways who will eventually be found. Teenage runaways are usually rejected by their parents and
friends. Even though most children are runaways, those who are abducted by strangers range from twenty-five thousand to five hundred thousand (Strickland,
Margaret, 1983). An estimated one hundred thousand children ranging from 3 years to 11 years in this country are victims of parental kidnapping. Usually those kidnapp
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