O'Brien, F, Giles, S and Waring, S (2021) Relationships between demographic and behavioural factors and spatial behaviour in missing persons' cases. Criminology and Criminal Justice. ISSN 1466-8025

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Abstract

To date, limited systematic focus has been directed to examining factors that influence the spatial behaviour of missing people. Accordingly, this study examined whether demographic and behavioural factors were related to distance between missing and found locations in 16,454 archival cases of missing reports from two UK police forces. Findings from ordinal regressions showed that children were more likely to be found at further distances if they were deemed to be at high or medium risk of coming to harm but less likely to be located further away when victims of a violent attack. Adults were more likely to be found at further distances if planning behaviours were present (e.g. had taken their passport), but less likely to if they were above the age of 65 years or suffering from abuse. Findings indicate the role of age, planning and vulnerability on travel when missing. Implications for search strategies and directions for future research are considered.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CRIME; Criminology & Penology; Demographic and behavioural factors; DISTANCE; JOURNEY; missing persons; MOBILITY; search strategies; Social Sciences; spatial behaviour; TRAVEL; Social Sciences; Criminology & Penology; Demographic and behavioural factors; missing persons; search strategies; spatial behaviour; CRIME; DISTANCE; MOBILITY; JOURNEY; TRAVEL; 1602 Criminology; 1801 Law; Criminology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Divisions:	Justice Studies (from Sep 19)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
SWORD Depositor:	A Symplectic
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2023 13:09
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2023 13:15
DOI or ID number:	10.1177/17488958211060475
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18636

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