Woolnough, P;
Stevenson, O;
Parr, H;
(2015)
Investigating missing persons: learning from interviews
with families.
Journal of Homicide and Major Incident Investigation
, 10
(1)
pp. 1-13.
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Abstract
Based on novel research with families of missing persons, this article outlines important insights into the needs of families and the search related opportunities they present for targeted police investigative and search activities. The importance of empathetic and clear communication and liaison pathways between police and families are discussed along with good practice for police-family partnership working. The consequences of breakdowns in communications are also highlighted. Penny Woolnough is a Registered Forensic Psychologist and Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Abertay University. She was previously Senior Research Officer for Grampian Police/Police Scotland for 14 years and is a pioneer of behavioral profiling for police-led missing person investigations. Olivia Stevenson is Acting Head of Public Policy at UCL and is an Honorary Human Geography Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. Hester Parr is principle investigator for the ESRC-funded project ‘Geographies of Missing People: processes, experiences, responses’ at Glasgow University on which this article is based.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Investigating missing persons: learning from interviews with families |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://criminology.research.southwales.ac.uk/cirn... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > VP: Research |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129666 |
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