Kidnappinq of Juveniles. (Bulletin Reports).
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (or OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. (OJJDP OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (federal agency) ) presents Kidnapping of Juveniles. Patterns From NIBRS by David Finkelhor and Richard Ormrod. This bulletin describes kidnapping of youths ages 17 and younger based on 1997 statistics reported by law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). participating in the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System. Part of the Crimes Against Children Series, this OJJDP bulletin analyzes data on 1,214 juvenile kidnappings from jurisdictions in 12 states. Figures and tables illustrate findings on location, time of day, and injuries and deaths related to juvenile kidnapping. For copies of the report (NCJ 181161), contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a program that disseminates publications from the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) agencies, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office on Violence Against at 800-851-3420 or electronically obtain it at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs.
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