The effectiveness of supermarket posters in helping to find missing children

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 406-423

  Lampinen, James Michael ^a,c   Arnal, Jack ^a   Hicks, Jason L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 216 Memorial Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child abductions; Missing children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COOPERATION; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMERCE; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349102341     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508317184     Document Type: Article

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