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76 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 10 (2007)
Understanding Stockholm Syndrome

handle is hein.journals/fbileb76 and id is 221 raw text is: Men, when they receive good from whence they expect evil, feel the more indebted to their benefactor. -Niccolo Machiavelli 10 / FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin he world watched as Elizabeth Smart's family, both panicked and heartbroken, desperately cried out to news cameras and begged for their teenager's safe return. Viewers saw haunting images from a home movie that featured a beautiful young girl playing the harp like an angel. The terror of this 14-year-old snatched from her bed capti- vated the hearts and minds of millions. So, when authorities rescued and safely returned her home, people questioned how, in 9 months, she could not escape or ask someone-anyone-for help. But, her abductors did not hold her captive, as initially believed. In fact, she walked in public, attended parties, and even refused to reveal her true identity when first approached by police. Perhaps, even more puzzling than her initial reluc- tance to escape was her

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