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As some children/youth do, sometimes without much thought, I would run away from home. These bouts of running off were not rebellious, but were, at times, moments when I was overwhelmed by my home environment or, in one case that I can recall, when I wanted to go swimming at the local swimming pool, even when that trek involved crossing the highway. In hindsight, I consider it fortunate that a neighbour found me stuck in a wrought-iron fence alive and well, though not surpris

When a child goes missing it is a common approach for law enforcement, charities, and the family and friends of that missing child to create a public appeal in the hope that a member of the public has some information on the child’s whereabouts. These appeals may be distributed in numerous locations such as newspapers and shop windows, but more commonly distributed through social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and, more recently, TikTok. Online publicity appeals allow

Child protection is an essential societal responsibility shared by individuals, families, communities, and nations. Part of this responsibility is to ensure that public policies, programs, and laws designed to protect children are based on sound principles and evidence-informed practice. Crime control theater (CCT) is a concept described by DeVault, Miller, and Griffin (2016) as reactionary, sometimes ineffective, and potentially harmful policies that only appear to address