19 episodes

In the age of satellite imagery, CCTV monitoring and 24- hour surveillance, why are so many people going missing? And where have they gone?
 
Missing Persons Uncovered gets beneath the surface of an emergency nations are facing across the world. Every year 155,000 people go missing in theUK alone. What does it mean to go missing? Why do some people make the choice to disappear? And how can we protect our vulnerable loved ones better?
Caroline Humer and Karen Shalev Greene set out to hear first-hand experiences of those who have experienced missing persons cases, seeking the people behind the statistics. Listen in on revealing conversations with professionals and practitioners who are working to challenge myths and raise awareness around this much misunderstood social and personal issue.
Combining Caroline’s 20 years of experience working as a child protection expert with Karen’s 12-year academic mission to understand the world of missing persons and their protection, the team invites you to join them in sharing knowledge on how we can protect society’s most vulnerable people. 
Find out more about all of our guests and the Missing Persons Uncovered project on the website missingpersonsuncovered.com
Episodes have been supported  by the University of Portsmouth and First Factory.
 
The University of Portsmouth supports and carries out research to change our world for the better. You can find out more about projects like this at port.ac.uk/research.
 
First Factory is a Software Development Company built on honest, integrity and quality. They have committed to building technology solutions to help in missing persons investigations.

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Missing Persons Uncovered Missing Persons Uncovered

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In the age of satellite imagery, CCTV monitoring and 24- hour surveillance, why are so many people going missing? And where have they gone?
 
Missing Persons Uncovered gets beneath the surface of an emergency nations are facing across the world. Every year 155,000 people go missing in theUK alone. What does it mean to go missing? Why do some people make the choice to disappear? And how can we protect our vulnerable loved ones better?
Caroline Humer and Karen Shalev Greene set out to hear first-hand experiences of those who have experienced missing persons cases, seeking the people behind the statistics. Listen in on revealing conversations with professionals and practitioners who are working to challenge myths and raise awareness around this much misunderstood social and personal issue.
Combining Caroline’s 20 years of experience working as a child protection expert with Karen’s 12-year academic mission to understand the world of missing persons and their protection, the team invites you to join them in sharing knowledge on how we can protect society’s most vulnerable people. 
Find out more about all of our guests and the Missing Persons Uncovered project on the website missingpersonsuncovered.com
Episodes have been supported  by the University of Portsmouth and First Factory.
 
The University of Portsmouth supports and carries out research to change our world for the better. You can find out more about projects like this at port.ac.uk/research.
 
First Factory is a Software Development Company built on honest, integrity and quality. They have committed to building technology solutions to help in missing persons investigations.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Sexual Exploitation and Missing

    Sexual Exploitation and Missing

    Karen and Caroline discuss how sexual exploitation can be a factor for a person to go missing. They talk about the pull and push factors and the need for collaboration between stakeholders.
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    • 33 min
    Missing Persons and OSINT ft. Kevin Metcalf

    Missing Persons and OSINT ft. Kevin Metcalf

    We all use open source intelligence when online but do we understand how easy it is to find people? Kevin Metcalf explains to us the amount of information is available online and how he uses it to help law enforcement finding missing persons.
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    • 31 min
    The use of geneology to identify missing persons ft. Kelly Kincaid

    The use of geneology to identify missing persons ft. Kelly Kincaid

    Kelly Hawkins Kincaid from Astrea Forensic shares with us how DNA markers are used to bring closure to long term missing person cases.
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    • 28 min
    Missing on a Night Out ft. Geoff Newiss

    Missing on a Night Out ft. Geoff Newiss

    Geoff Newiss shares his findings from his research on "Missing on a Night Out". He reviewed missing persons cases going missing while on a night out and discussed that many encounter water which may result in fatalities.
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    • 33 min
    How do people go missing during war? ft Frank Ledwidge

    How do people go missing during war? ft Frank Ledwidge

    Senior Lecturer Frank Ledwidge shares his experience about people going missing during war. Karen and Frank discuss what is the definition of war and how many people around the world are affected. They explore the various ways people go missing during wars and some of the key challenges in finding or identifying them.
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    • 31 min
    How Dementia affects people going missing ft. Lili Liu

    How Dementia affects people going missing ft. Lili Liu

    How many people with dementia go missing? Karen talks to Professor Lili Liu about how people with dementia go missing and the risk they may face without even realizing it. Professor Lili Liu provides mechanisms on how a coomunity and family can prepare and help a person with demtia lead a relative regular life.
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    • 26 min

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