Empirical evidence for AMBER alert as crime control theater: a comparison of student and community samples

While the AMBER Alert system is intended to facilitate the rescue of abducted children, it has practical and psychological limitations. Participants indicated their emotions and perceptions about Alerts before and after reading a vignette that manipulated details about a child abduction. Results ind...

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Main Author: Miller, Monica K. (Author)
Contributors: Alvarez, Mauricio J. ; Weaver, Jordan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Psychology, crime & law
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
AMBER Alert
Child abduction
Community sentiment
Crime control theater
Emotion
Individual differences
Legal attitudes
personal relevance