A Typology of Kidnapping
By Motivation of the Kidnappers
Non-Political
| Highly Political
____________________________|_________________
Seeking | kidnaping for ransom;
| Abu Sayyaf;
Material | Lindbergh baby
| FARC/ELN
Gain |
|
|_________________
No |
|
Material | parental abductions
| Red Bridage;
Gain |
| Aldo Moro
Sought |
|
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| _________________
Drawn from Mark Turner, “Kidnapping and Politics,” International
Journal of the Sociology of
Law, Vol 26, 1998, pp. 145-160.