(NCMEC) This report focuses on Canada’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report focuses on Australia’s enforcement under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.Read More

(NCMEC) This report is meant to be an objective analysis of the procedures and systems of 7 of the states with the highest Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction caseloads: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. The report aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each State, offer practical recommendations for reform in the countries investigated, and offer possible models to those States considering accession to the Hague Convention. This Good Practice report is designed for use by Central Authorities, legal professionals, judges, and Contracting States as a guide for improved practice; newly Contracting states as a guide for establishing good practices; and legislators, parents, and interested parties to enact and implement improvements within their own countries.Read More

(NCMEC) In September 1998, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children hosted an International Forum composed of an unofficial group of more than 50 concerned experts from 11 different countries. Their task was to discuss international parental child abduction and evaluate the effectiveness of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the main piece of international law designed to address this problem. This report provides a summary of those proceedings, and the resulting action agenda.Read More

(APSAC) The sexual victimization of children is a highly emotional issue. Publicity and controversy over complex topics such as repressed memory, satanic ritual abuse, and suggestibility of children have divided and polarized many child advocates, the media, and the American public. In addition to explaining the characteristics of 'backlash' and 'witch hunt' phenomenons, the author describes the key professional qualities needed when running an internal investigation into abuse allegations.Read More