What is the duration of a typical kidnapping?
A) The duration of a kidnapping episode is usually less than 24 hours (90 percent).
B) The duration of a kidnapping episode is usually less than three days (90 percent).
C) The duration of a kidnapping episode is usually less than one week (90 percent).
D) The duration of a kidnapping episode is usually less than two weeks (90 percent).
(Question #2) After the victim has been killed, bodies are either concealed to prevent discovery or the body is openly placed to ensure its discovery. Which is more common?
A) Most bodies are left in a location to ensure its discovery.
B) Most bodies are concealed, but notes are sent to lead to its discovery.
C) Most bodies are kept by the assailant.
D) Most bodies are concealed to prevent discovery and only 9 percent of cases is the body openly placed to ensure its discovery.
(Question #3) What is the primary motivation for the child abduction murder?
A) Divorce and child custody orders
B) Sexual assault
C) Money/ransoms not being met
D) Blood lust
(Question #4) Which of the following is an accurate profile of a killer of abducted children?
A) He is around 27 years old, married and is almost always employed in professional occupations.
B) He is around 57 years old, married and is almost always employed in an unskilled occupation.
C) He is around 45 years old, unmarried and is unemployed about half the time.
D) He is around 27 years old, unmarried and is unemployed about half the time.
(Question #5) According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), every year, more than 200,000 children are abducted by family members. An additional 58,000 are taken by nonrelatives with primarily sexual motives. How many reported abductions represent cases in which strangers abduct and kill children, hold them for ransom, or take them with the intention to keep?
A) Approximately 115
B) Between 500-1000
C) Approximately 2500
D) About 10,000
(Question #6) Child abductions are one of society's greatest concerns. Investigators know that they must move quickly to capture perpetrators. What percent of children are abducted and murdered within the first three hours of their disappearance?
A) 10
B) 24
C) 54
D) 74
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