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Abduction is defined as “any unlawful movement or detention of a child, whether this is attempted or completed” (Collie and Greene 2016; Finkelhor et al. 2002). Children may be abducted by family members or strangers. Although most of the child abductions are committed by family members (Holcombe et al. 1995; Kurt and Kutlu 2019), child abduction by strangers can lead more serious results (e.g., sexual abuse, disappearance, death) in terms of child safety (Miltenberger 2008). A stranger is defined as “a person the victim has had no apparent previous contact or interaction with” (Collie and Greene 2016; Finkelhor et al. 2002).
Mostly child abductions are carried out by persuading the child or verbally enticing the child away from safety, without using physical force (Kurt and Kutlu 2019; Poche et al. 1981). Therefore, it is critical for children to learn how to protect themselves from abduction in order to prevent child abduction cases (Godish et al. 2017). The literature...
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Kutlu, M., Kurt, O. (2020). Teaching Abduction-Prevention Skills to Children with Autism. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102443-1
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