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Article: Kidnapping: how can EAPs intervene? By understanding the cultures of societies and workplaces and the differing perspectives of criminals and their victims, EA professionals can minimize the impact of kidnappings on workers, their families, and their employers.(Employee Assistance Program)(Employee Assistance)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Employee Assistance
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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Kidnapping is the act of seizing and depriving someone of his/her freedom to obtain an economic or political benefit or the satisfaction of revenge. It is an act that works to the detriment of the physical and psychological well-being of the individual.
Unfortunately, kidnapping has become a daily event in Colombia. Over the last several years, official statistics show a strong increase in the number of kidnappings. In 2002 there were 2,992 cases officially reported, and it is estimated that the actual number of cases was far higher (perhaps more than 50 percent higher).
Kidnapping now affects all socio-economic levels of the Colombian population. In the ...