The majority of people believe kidnapping just means a girl being in the wrong place at the wrong time. They also believe that young girls bring it onto themselves by the things they do, say, or wear. However, if one could decide on whether they wanted to get kidnapped or not there would be no more kidnappings. Contrary to society’s belief kidnapping occurs in three different ways. A kidnapper can be a family member, a family acquaintance, or a complete stranger. Even though nonfamily abductions are brought to light most frequently. Furthermore, there are several characteristics that might put someone at risk of being kidnapping. Abductions by parents often take place when it comes to custody wars or when one parent feels the other is an unsuitable caretaker. Family acquaintance kidnappings can occur for numerous reasons but this type of abduction generally carries the highest amount of injuries upon the child. Another reason for kidnappings is ransoms or even murder, and these are the victims abducted by strangers. Whatever the case, kidnappers choose victims based on certain characteristics, and there is a direct correlation between the age, gender, & lifestyle of…show more content… Of the abductions executed by family or family friends, the children were found to be between ages six and eleven. Children any older than eleven are often able to manage for themselves in the cases of custody issues so younger children are more likely to be impacted by parental kidnapping. In cases where the kidnapper was a stranger to the victim eighty-one percent of the victims were older than twelve. It is clear that kidnappers often look for younger victims. Consistently it is found that whether the cause is ransom or a custody issue the adolescents are picked due to based on their age. The idea that most kidnappers are seizing younger adults confirms the idea that there is a direct link to the age of a
