@article{ref1,
title="False Allegation of Child Abduction",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2011",
author="Canning, Kathleen E. and Hilts, Mark A. and Muirhead, Yvonne E.",
volume="56",
number="3",
pages="794-802",
abstract="Cases in which a child has been falsely reported as missing or abducted can be extremely challenging to the law enforcement agencies responsible for their investigation. In the absence of a witnessed abduction or an obvious crime scene, it is difficult to determine whether a child has actually been abducted or has become a victim of a homicide and a false allegation. The purpose of this study was to examine falsely alleged kidnapping cases and identify successful investigative strategies. Sixty-one adjudicated false allegation cases involving 66 victims were analyzed. The mean age of the victim was 5 years. Victims came from generally unstable, high-risk family situations and were killed primarily by biological parents. Victims were killed because they were unwanted or viewed as an obstacle to a desired goal, or they were victims of abuse or maltreatment that ended in fatality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01715.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01715.x"
}