"Parental Kidnapping in America: A Historical & Cultural Analysis"

Guest: Maureen Dabbagh

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice reported an average of 200,000 cases of parental kidnapping each

year. Maureen Dabbagh shares with Allen and our listeners her new book Parental Kidnapping in America, which

is an historical and cultural analysis of this growing problem. From the eighteenth century to the present,

she clarifies many misconceptions and reveals how the external influences of American social, political,

legal, and religious culture can exacerbate family conflict, creating a social atmosphere ripe for abduction.

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ABOUT MAUREEN DABBAGH

Parental Kidnapping in America is her second book following Recovery of Internationally Abducted Children

(1997). Dabbagh serves as a Virginia Certified Supreme Court Family Mediator and has worked internationally

in conflict resolution programs. She is active in creating and promoting laws to protect children from access

abuse.