Facts about Kidnapping
Bride kidnapping, although considered a sex crime by many, is still practiced in such places as Central Asia, the Caucasus region, parts of Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Stockholm syndrome is also sometimes discussed in reference to other situations with similar tensions, such as battered person syndrome, rape cases, child abuse cases, and bride kidnapping.
Kidnapping for ransom is almost nonexistent in the United States today, due in great part to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's aggressive stance toward kidnapping.
Tiger kidnapping is taking an innocent hostage to make a loved one or associate of the victim do something.
Kidnapping is the crime of taking away of a person by force, deceit, or threat and detaining that person against their will.
One notorious failed example of kidnap for ransom was the Chowchilla bus kidnapping, in which 26 children in California were abducted with the intention of bringing in a $5 million ransom.
Bride kidnapping is a term often applied more loosely, to include any bride physically abducted against the will of her parents, even if she is willing to marry the abductor.
The kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, grandson of famous industrialist J. Paul Getty was one of the most infamous kidnappings of the twentieth century.
Kidnapping is derived from "kid" = "child" and "nap" (from "nab") = "snatch," and was first recorded in 1673.
Kidnapping for ransom is almost nonexistent in the United States today, due in great part to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's aggressive stance toward kidnapping.
The majority of jurisdictions in the United States retain the "asportation" element for kidnapping, where the victim must be confined in a bounded area against their will and moved.