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BILL NUMBER:S7811
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of kidnapping of a child, a class A felony
Purpose
To increase the penalties of kidnapping a child.
Summary of provisions
Adds a new section 135.27 to the penal law is amended to include the kidnapping of a child under the age of sixteen years.
Existing law
Existing law does not make specific reference to the kidnapping of a child. The current penalties are the same for abduction of an adult as a child.
Justification
According to the Vanished Children's Alliance, every 40 seconds a child disappears or is kidnapped in the United States. Justice Department statistics of kidnapped children in America reports that 24% of all kidnapping cases are "stranger-kidnappings." The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reports 3,000 to 5,000 child abductions by non-family members each year, most of which are sexually motivated. About 200 to 300 cases are serious enough to involve murder.
According to the Journal of Forensic Psychiatry Psychology (Volume: 19, Issue 2, 2008), kidnappers are more likely to be convicted of another kidnapping offense than be convicted of the more serious offences of rape of a female or homicide. It is estimated that 5 out of every 100 kidnapping offenders convicted of first-time kidnapping will be reconvicted for this offense within 20 years.
The kidnapping of a child must be dealt with aggressively. Someone who would snatch a child in public with the intent to physically or sexually abuse or kill that child is a menace to our society and cannot be trusted to walk our streets freely.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Ninetieth day after the bill becomes law.
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