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Tag: United States

Bring Abducted Children Home

Posted on 20th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Hunter, N. (2023) Statement to the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and… Read more Bring Abducted Children Home

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children.

Posted on 20th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Between FYs 2000 and 2007, the FBI opened over 2,000 child abduction investigations. In 2005 the FBI created its Child… Read more The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children.

DNA Analysis for Missing Person Identification in Mass Fatalities.

Posted on 14th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Sozer, A.C. (2014) Advances in DNA technology have expanded such that forensic DNA profiling is now considered a routine method… Read more DNA Analysis for Missing Person Identification in Mass Fatalities.

The “Missing” Missing: How the “Ideal Victim” is Framed in Media Coverage of Missing Persons.

Posted on 14th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Mescher, Juliane C. (2014). Not all missing people are created equal in the United States, especially when it comes to… Read more The “Missing” Missing: How the “Ideal Victim” is Framed in Media Coverage of Missing Persons.

The Case of the Missing Person: Alzheimer’s Disease in Mass Print Magazines 1991-2001

Posted on 7th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Juanne N. Clarke (2006) Alzheimer’s disease is growing in incidence and prevalence in the developed world. Rates have been increasing as populations… Read more The Case of the Missing Person: Alzheimer’s Disease in Mass Print Magazines 1991-2001

The Problem of Missing Persons

Posted on 7th Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

ASU Centre for Problem-Oriented Policing This guide begins by describing the problem of missing persons and reviewing factors that increase… Read more The Problem of Missing Persons

Missing persons and runaway youth: The role of social media as an alert system and crime control tool.

Posted on 3rd Dec 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Jeanis, M. N. (2020).  Missing persons cases have a unique relationship with the media, where increased exposure is said to… Read more Missing persons and runaway youth: The role of social media as an alert system and crime control tool.

Unsolvable? Assessing the accuracy of missing person case data. 

Posted on 28th Nov 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Duncan, S. (2020).  Annually, about 100,000 individuals are reported missing to authorities in the US. Fortunately, the majority of these… Read more Unsolvable? Assessing the accuracy of missing person case data. 

Location prediction using GPS trackers: Can machine learning help locate the missing people with dementia?

Posted on 28th Nov 202328th Nov 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Wojtusiak, J., & Nia, R. M. (2021).  Significant number of people with dementia are at risk of wandering and getting… Read more Location prediction using GPS trackers: Can machine learning help locate the missing people with dementia?

Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Missing Person Cases in Tribal Communities

Posted on 22nd Nov 2023 by Charlie Hedges

Weyand, E. H., & McPherson, L. (2021).  Two of factors that impede law enforcement’s ability to respond to Indigenous missing… Read more Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Missing Person Cases in Tribal Communities

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