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Wendy Picknell

Missing Persons and Evidence-Based Policing: A Police Officer Perspective

The following blog features an article summary of a working paper I have with Lorna Ferguson examining police missing persons data...

Lorna Ferguson

Untapped Potential: Can TikTok be Used For Locating Missing People?

Does TikTok have untapped potential for locating missing people and/or in missing person investigations?...

Abbey Anthony

The Potential Power of Twitter For Missing Persons Investigations

Think of the last time you saw a missing person poster. Not an emergency AMBER Alert sent to your phone, but an actual photo,...

Stacey Pearson

Examining Missing, Abducted & Exploited Child Policy Problems Through the Crime Control Theater Lens

Child protection is an essential societal responsibility shared by individuals, families, communities, and nations. Part of this...

Lorna Ferguson

We Need Usable National Data on Missing Persons, Now

In 2017, a submission to the Government of Canada by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) noted that there needs to be an extensive effort made...

Néstor García Barceló

Missing persons cases: Is an ounce of prevention better than a pound of cure?

The high number of missing person reports that occur globally each year highlights the need for research in this academically neglected...

Laura Huey

On the Current Usefulness of Risk in Missing Persons Cases

“Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge” - Lao Tzu Risk is the predominate lens through which...