Keyword Crime: Kidnapping

Sara Levén, Linda Westholm, Maria Eyton, Angélica Larsson Mp2a

INTERNET SITES:

1-800-THE LOST Success Stories

http://www.missingkids.org/html/ncmec_default_success_stories.html A site that tells the story of six missing kids who was found. A nice site, with pretty colours and easy read text, but there are a lot of difficult abbreviations.

Missing Children

http://www.netaccess.on.ca/˜rcmpham/mischild.htm Statistics of missing children. Were they kidnapped or did they run away? Were they abducted by a stranger or a relative? Easily read, but horrible statistics. Illustrated with cute Canadian riding police-bears.

Young Kidnapping Victim Found

http://ny.yahoo.com/external/wcbs_radio/stories/8496404440.html A news article about the kidnapping of a 12-year old boy. Despite the headline, the article doesn’t say weither the boy was found or not.

Found

http://www.pollyklaas.org/flagg.htm Jonathan Jamaal Flagg was safely returned by the abductor, Jonathan's father! A pretty picture of Jonathan and his mother. It’s nice to read that some children are found, even if it’s not many.

Lori's Angel Page

http://www.mo-net.com/~lori/indexb.htm This is a christian site called: "Lori´s angelpage". She´s helping people to get their kidnapped kids back. It´s a very beautiful site with lots of angels and colours and a dreambook you can sign. You can also find links to facts about kidnapped children. Notice the little textline further down on the screen....

Young Kidnapping Victim Found

http://ny.yahoo.com/external/wcbs_radio/stories/8496404440.html This is a boring looking site. It´s just a regular white page with black, normal text. It´s a story about a kidnapped boy and his dramatic experience.

The Kidnapping of Otto

http://www.mediashower.com/@@T22SJgUATFOhlPf6/2Ug/pranks/kidnap/ This is a jokesite about the kidnapping of Otto- a bookmark. A very cute site... Go there and check it out!

Kids Can Be Safe

http://www3.viaweb.com/kidscanbesafe/index.html A site about how to prevent your child from getting kidnapped. Here you can find some good advice. This is not a very funny page, but it´s helpful.

WORDS CONNECTED TO KIDNAPPING:

He instructed his case agent to check the missing children posters on NCMEC’S web site in an attempt to obtain a match with the child they were trying to identify. The joint investigation between INTERPOL - Puerto Rico and San Diego investigators included genetic testing of the child with Crystal’s searching family members and resulted in her positive identification. - A method used to identify someone. Often used at children who have aged and consequently changed their appearence. Nicole’s age-progressed photograph was featured on an ADVO card in October 1996 along with a photograph of Nicole’s abductor mother. - Through a special computer program you can add age to a photograph of a young child. Used when the child has been missing for a long time. This leaves 354 abductions and 240 kidnappings unsolved and unresolved. - Abduction, abducted, abductor. The child is taken away, often by a parent or a relative. - Kidnapping, kidnapped, kidnapper. The child is taken away, but a ransom of some sortis requested. U.S National Centre For Missing And Exploited Children. - To be exploited is to be used. Exploited children are often victims of sexual abuse. Dept. of Justice released the National Incidence Studies on Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children in America. - Children who are kicked out of their homes. Children Traumatized in Sex Rings. - Organized sex trade. Children are being sold for prostitution purposes. Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis. - People who abuses children, sexually or physically.

MORE WORDS CONNECTED TO KIDNAPPING

1.Hold sb captive When you hold somebody captured against their will. 2.Ransom A ransom is the things/money that the kidnappers demand to release the kidnapped person(s). 3.Psychological Is the damages in your soul. When you´re hurt inside. damages 4.Be permanently Is when you have damages that never heals. marked 5.Legal system The system that decides what´s right and wrong (the law.) 6.Loophole in the Ways to evade the law. legal system 7.Indifference When you don´t care at all. 8.Talked about, When everybody talks about something. discussed

SENTENCES CONNECTED TO THE WORDS

1. He held her captive in a small room for more than a week. 2. The kidnappers demanded one million dollars in ransom. 3. Kidnapped children get psychological damages for the rest of their lives. 4. After the kidnapping, the child was permanently marked. 5. There are big gaps in the legal system. 6. He took advantage of the loopholes in the legal system, and won the case. 7. Kidnapped children has to suffer because of the world´s indifference. 8. The most discussed kidnapping of the year.