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Study shows why it is often difficult to recognize a child abduction

Stranger leading child out of playground

For parents, it is an absolute nightmare, the thought that their own child could be abducted by a stranger. The new study investigates why many people fail to recognize the danger of the situation. Credit: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images

Child abduction cases are the nightmare for every caring parent. In an experiment, an Australian researcher is now showing how difficult it is to recognize a child abduction as such, even in broad daylight and tried to raise awareness.


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By Barbara Barkhausen

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Child abduction cases are the nightmare for every caring parent. In an experiment, an Australian researcher is now showing how difficult it is to recognize a child abduction as such, even in broad daylight and tried to raise awareness.



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