RESOURCE DOCUMENTS

Key Research Documents on International Parental Child Abduction

• A Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping [PDF], U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), revised January 2007.
• Patricia Hoff, Parental Kidnapping: Prevention and Remedies [PDF], American Bar Association, December 2000.
• Family Abduction: Prevention and Response [PDF], National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), March 2002.
• Juvenile Justice Bulletin The Criminal Justice System's Response to Parental Abduction [PDF], U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), December 2001.
• Nancy Faulkner, Parental Child Abduction is Child Abuse, United Nations Convention on Child Rights, June 1999.

Other Resources on International Abduction

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC): International Abduction Prevention Tips
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges: Missing and Kidnapped Children
• U.S. Department of State: Marriage to Saudis
  A State Department circular describing the culture and laws of Saudi Arabia as it relates to child custody and freedom of travel by women and children.
• U.S. Citizens Held in Saudi Arabia, the website of Congressman Dan Burton's work on recovering American children abducted to Saudi Arabia.
• Investigation into Abductions of American Children to Saudi Arabia, the official record of Hearings before the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform held in 2002.
• Full transcripts on the House Committee on International Relations hearings for International Child Abduction
• Testimony by the U.S. Department of State at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 6/03[PDF].
• Statement to the U.N. by Rasheed Radwan, who was abducted to Saudi Arabia as a child, 6/03.