Hunt, D., Ioannou, M., & Synnott, J. (2020). 

When a child goes missing, it is commonplace to release details of the child in the hope that a member of the public can help to locate him or her. Despite their importance and daily usage, there remains a significant gap in understanding just how effective these appeals are in helping to locate missing children.

This open access document is available to view online. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 35, 336-347.

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