AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL KIDNAPING STATUTE - HEARINGS BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME ON HR 4191 AND HR 8722 AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL KIDNAPING STATUTE, FEBRUARY 27, APRIL 10, 1975

• NCJ Number: 34868
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 119 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTIMONY AND OTHER MATERIALS CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES DESIGNED TO MANDATE THE INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN PARENTAL KIDNAPPINGS AND CERTAIN MISSING PERSONS CASES.

Abstract

THE TWO BILLS UNDER CONSIDERATION WOULD REMOVE THE PARENTAL EXCEPTION TO KIDNAPPING AND CREATE A REBUTTAL PRESUMPTION THAT A PERSON WHO VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO TRAVEL WITH ANOTHER TO A PARTICULAR DESTRUCTION AND FAILS TO ARRIVE AT THAT DESTINATION AFTER A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME IS INVEIGLED OR DECOYED. WITNESSES INCLUDED CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERALS FROM THE CRIMINAL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. APPENDED MATERIALS CONSIST OF NUMEROUS NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE SUBJECT.