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Volume 26
Augus 2018 Edition
In 2017 there were more than 900 cases of international kidnapping of children across 59 countries reported to the U.S. De-
partment of State’s Office of Children’s Issues. Law enforcement agencies play a critical role in the prevention and resolution of
international parental kidnapping.
OJJDP New Int’l Child Kidnapping
Guide for Law Enforcement
The Office of Justice Programs’
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJ-
DP) has published new guide-
lines to help law enforcement
prevent and respond to cases of
international kidnapping of a
child by a noncustodial parent.
In 2017 there were more than 900
cases of international kidnapping of
children across 59 countries reported
to the U.S. Department of State’s Of-
fice of Children’s Issues.
Law enforcement agencies
play a critical role in the
prevention and resolution of
international parental
kidnapping.
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