An examination of gender and age in print media accounts of child abductions

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-167

  Taylor, Justine ^a   Boisvert, Danielle ^b   Sims, Barbara ^c   Garver, Carl ^d  

^a Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission ^*  (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MARS HILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child abduction; gender; kidnapping; NISMART 2; print media coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877300349     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2012.724683     Document Type: Article

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