“…There is a large discourse worldwide on missing people (including children) (Best, , , ; Boss, , , 2008; Gair & Moloney, ; Gattas, Figaro‐Garcia, Landini, & Estes, ; Fritz & Altheide, ; Holmes, ; Min & Feaster, ; Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe, & Woolnough, ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ). Gair and Moloney (, p. 90) define a missing person as “someone whose whereabouts are unknown and fears exist for the safety and welfare of that person” (Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, , ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe et al., ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gair and Moloney (, p. 90) define a missing person as “someone whose whereabouts are unknown and fears exist for the safety and welfare of that person” (Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, , ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe et al., ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ). In the Anglo‐American context, the phrase “missing children” denotes:…three familiar phenomena: runaways (children—most often adolescents—who chose to leave home and usually returned within a few days); child‐snatching (non‐custodial parents who illegally took their own children without the custodial parent's permission); and abductions by strangers (who might keep, sell, ransom, molest or kill the child) (Best, ; p. 103; Best, , ; Min & Feaster, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“……three familiar phenomena: runaways (children—most often adolescents—who chose to leave home and usually returned within a few days); child‐snatching (non‐custodial parents who illegally took their own children without the custodial parent's permission); and abductions by strangers (who might keep, sell, ransom, molest or kill the child) (Best, ; p. 103; Best, , ; Min & Feaster, ).…”
The sociologies of India's missing children merit spatial and contextual examination. The sociological space into which a child goes missing is highly under‐researched in India. Building on overarching narratives emerging from secondary sources and existing literature on Indian children's vulnerability and precarity, the article aims to evaluate the landscape of missing children. The analyses suggest that a number of interconnected sociologies contribute to the phenomenon of missing children – these children are mainly from the poorer backgrounds, who are kidnapped, trafficked, or lured largely for social, commercial, and sexual exploitation. This research was conducted to gain a deeper understanding into the problem of missing children in order to address the gaps that require intervention.
“…There is a large discourse worldwide on missing people (including children) (Best, , , ; Boss, , , 2008; Gair & Moloney, ; Gattas, Figaro‐Garcia, Landini, & Estes, ; Fritz & Altheide, ; Holmes, ; Min & Feaster, ; Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe, & Woolnough, ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ). Gair and Moloney (, p. 90) define a missing person as “someone whose whereabouts are unknown and fears exist for the safety and welfare of that person” (Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, , ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe et al., ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gair and Moloney (, p. 90) define a missing person as “someone whose whereabouts are unknown and fears exist for the safety and welfare of that person” (Parr & Fyfe, ; Parr & Stevenson, , ; Parr, Stevenson, Fyfe et al., ; Parr, Stevenson, & Woolnough, ). In the Anglo‐American context, the phrase “missing children” denotes:…three familiar phenomena: runaways (children—most often adolescents—who chose to leave home and usually returned within a few days); child‐snatching (non‐custodial parents who illegally took their own children without the custodial parent's permission); and abductions by strangers (who might keep, sell, ransom, molest or kill the child) (Best, ; p. 103; Best, , ; Min & Feaster, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“……three familiar phenomena: runaways (children—most often adolescents—who chose to leave home and usually returned within a few days); child‐snatching (non‐custodial parents who illegally took their own children without the custodial parent's permission); and abductions by strangers (who might keep, sell, ransom, molest or kill the child) (Best, ; p. 103; Best, , ; Min & Feaster, ).…”
The sociologies of India's missing children merit spatial and contextual examination. The sociological space into which a child goes missing is highly under‐researched in India. Building on overarching narratives emerging from secondary sources and existing literature on Indian children's vulnerability and precarity, the article aims to evaluate the landscape of missing children. The analyses suggest that a number of interconnected sociologies contribute to the phenomenon of missing children – these children are mainly from the poorer backgrounds, who are kidnapped, trafficked, or lured largely for social, commercial, and sexual exploitation. This research was conducted to gain a deeper understanding into the problem of missing children in order to address the gaps that require intervention.
“…This finding has been corroborated for children as well. Min and Feaster (2010) found serious underreporting of missing female and African American children vis-à-vis their actual numbers. In the larger study of which this article forms one part, I found that some papers across the United States did a solid job of reporting on female cases, including following up over time, including several in California and Illinois.…”
Section: Covering Cases Of Child Sexual Abusementioning
“… An example of black girls as forgettable or invisible is when they disappear due to foul play. See Alex Johnson's “Damsels in Distress: If You're Missing, It Helps to Be Young, White and Female,” Seong Jae Min and John Feaster's “Missing Children in News: Racial and Gender Representation of Missing Children Cases in Television News” and “Black Children Missing in Alarming Numbers.” …”
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