News Release

5th International Conference for Missing Children and Adults

Meeting Announcement

University of Portsmouth

Programme

5 July 2021

9.00am - 9.30am: Registration

9.30am - 10.30am: Opening and Welcome

Bob Nichol- Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Portsmouth

Karen Shalev Greene, University of Portsmouth

ACC Catherine Hankinson/Chief Inspector Alan Rhees- Cooper

Louise Newell, UK Missing Persons Unit, National Crime Agency

10.30am - 11.30am: Plenary session - Lived Experiences of 'Missing': A Call for Action

Maureen Trask

Tanja Conway-Grim

11.30am - 11.45am:Break

11.45am - 12.30pm: Marketplace of ideas 1

Developing a Cold Case System for Missing and Unidentified People-Dave - Grimstead, Locate International, United Kingdom

12.30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch Break

1.30pm - 3.00pm: Parallel sessions

Session 1: The Aftermath of Missingness

After a Missing Person Living with Dementia is Found and Returned Home: Police Protocol and Perspectives- Laura McLennan, University of Waterloo, Canada

Helpful and Unhelpful Elements of Therapeutic Interventions for Families with Missing Loved Ones- Dot Whyte, Abertay University, United Kingdom

Searching for Closure: Families of Missing Migrants in the United Kingdom - Samuel Okyere, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Session 2: Theory and Behaviour

In Search of the Perfect Definition of Missing- Chief Inspector Alan Rhees Cooper, National Police Chief's Council, United Kingdom

Factors to Determine the Risk of Getting Lost and Going Missing Among Persons Living with Dementia: A Scoping Review- Hector Perez, University of Waterloo, Canada

Examining the Connection Between Missing Persons and Victimisation: An Application of Lifestyle Exposure Theory- Lorna Ferguson, University of Western Ontaria, Canada

3.00pm - 3.30pm: Break

3.30pm - 5.00pm: Parallel sessions

Session 3: Forensics and Missing Persons

I-Familia: A New Service by INTERPOL to Identify Missing Persons Globally Through Family DNA Matching- Francois-Xavier Laurent, Interpol

Coronial Investigations into Missing People - Lessons from Australia- Stephanie Dartnall, Charles Stuart University, Australia

Missing Persons in Mass Graves- Ellie Smith and Melanie Klinkner, University of Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Global Perspectives: Epidemiology of Those Who Remain Unidentified After Death - Emma Tilley, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom

Session 4: Understanding and Improving Outcomes for Missing Persons

Assessing Protective Factors and Warning Signs in Missing Person Cases Leading to Suicides- Galit Draizin Itzhaki, Israel

An Examination of Fatal Outcome Missing Persons Reports in the UK- Jessica Whibley, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

The Nature of Harm Missing Adults Experience and a Suggested Multi-Agency Response- Jane Hunter, Missing People, United Kingdom

5.00pm - 5.15pm: Break

5.15pm - 6.00pm: Marketplace of Ideas 2 - Return Discussions in Edinburgh

Tommy Petillo - Purple Alert Coordinator, Alzheimer Scotland

Katie Gambier-Ross - PhD Student at ECRED - ACRC Research Fellow

PC Yocksan Bell - Missing Persons Operational Coordinator, Police Scotland.

6.00pm: Close Day 1

6 July 2021

9.00am - 9.30am: Registration

9.30am - 10.15am: Marketplace of ideas 3 - County lines CCE Missing post 18 - Is there a better way?

SPACE, United Kingdom

10.15am - 10.30am: Break

10.30am - 12 noon: Parallel sessions

Session 5: Community responses to missing

Shared Responsibility: Conceptualising how a Public Health Approach May Enhance Police Response to Missing Persons- Katie Gambier-Ross, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Missing Persons Expert Network-Charlie Hedges, Charlie Hedges Advisory, United Kingdom

Search and Rescue Volunteer Retention and Attrition- Craig Collie, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Session 6: Needs of families

Physically Absent, Psychologically Present': The Emotional and Financial Impact of Current and Future Legislation upon Families of Long-Term Missing Adults- Harriet Rees, University of Winchester, United Kingdom

Anyone Having Information: Practices of Searching for Missing Persons in Israel- Ori Katz, Israel

Families of Missing Migrants - Recent Research on their Search for Answers and the Impacts of Loss: Lessons across four countries - Gabriella Sanchez, Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark

12 noon - 1.00pm: Lunch

1.00pm - 2.30pm: Parallel sessions

Session 7: Trafficking and Migration

The Link Between Missing Children and Child Trafficking in Kenya- Maryana Nandeche Munyendo, Missing Child Kenya, Kenya

Association Between Trafficking and Missing of Young People from Vietnam to the United Kingdom- Geoff Corre, Safeguarding Solutions and Locate International

Families of Missing Migrants - Recent Research on their Search for Answers and the Impacts of Loss. International Organization for Migration, Germany

Session 8: Resource Allocation in Focus

Assessment of How Resource Intensive Missing Person Investigations are. Karen Shalev Greene, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Impact of Police Cuts on Missing Persons Investigations - Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Greenhalgh, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, United Kingdom

Racial Bias During Resource Allocation in Missing Person Investigations - Amy van Langeraad, Goldsmith's University, United Kingdom

Development and Evaluation of Policing Resources for Missing Persons Living with Dementia - Noelannah Neubauer, University of Waterloo, Canada

2.30pm - 3.00pm: Break

3.00pm - 4.30pm: Parallel sessions

Session 9: Search and Rescue

Drones for Good: Using AI-Assisted UAS to Find Missing Persons in Challenging Areas- Ignacio Martinez-Alpiste, University of West of Scotland, United Kingdom

Breed or Deed: Why not use a Pug? An exploration of why Certain Dog Breeds are Favoured and Selected by Search and Rescue Dog Handlers. Christopher Sutherland, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

The Intelligent Search Process- Christopher Young, Chairman Bay Area Search and Rescue Council, USA

Disaster Responder Learning During Full Scale Exercises- Michael Humann, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Session 10: Considering High Risk Groups of Missing Person

Missing from Care: The Response for Looked After Children- Josie Allan, Missing People, United Kingdom

Trajectories of Missing Children with County Lines CCE Indicators - Predictable Therefore Avoidable? - SPACE, United Kingdom

Relationships Between Demographic and Behavioural Factors and Spatial Behaviour in Missing Persons Cases- Freya O'Brien, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

4.30pm - 4.45pm:Coffee break

4.45pm - 5.30pm: Marketplace of ideas 4 - Scotland's National Missing Person Framework: The Local Implementation of National Best Practice

Nikki Reeves, Missing People, United Kingdom

5.30pm: Close Day 2

7 July 2021

9.00am - 9.30am: Registration

9.30am - 10.15am: Market place of ideas 5 - The "INCLUDE" Guide to Good Practice: For Professionals Involved with Child Abductions. Based on the Views of the Children and Young People.

Sara Lembrechts- University of Antwerp/University of Ghent, Belgium

Aagje Ieven- Missing Children Europe, Belgium

10.15am - 10.30am: Break

10.30am - 12 noon: Parallel sessions

Session 11: Managing Risk

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports- Freya O'Brien, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

Improving the Delivery of Safe and Well Checks- Jane Hunter, Missing People, United Kingdom

Can the victim-offender Relationship be used to Inform Search Strategy in Searches for Murder Victims?- Kirsty Bennett, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom

Session 12: Social Media and Engagement with Missing Persons Searches

Lost from Conversation: Strategies to Incorporate Returned Missing People into Media Stories- Sarah Wayland, University of New England, Australia

A Longitudinal Approach to Understanding Missing Persons Publicity Appeals on Twitter- Simona Ciobotaru, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

A Comparison between Missing Persons Appeals Distributed by News Media and on Social Media- Stefana Juncu and Simona Ciobotaru, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

12 noon - 1.00pm: Lunch

1.00pm - 2.30pm: Parallel sessions

Session 13: Psychological Tools and the Search for Missing Persons

Profiling the Profiler - Knowledge Strategies for Use Quality in Missing Person Profiling- Rebecca Stenberg, Linkoping University, Sweden

Do Task Importance and the Intention to Search Impact Missing Person Sightings?- Kara Moore, Oklahoma State University, USA

Can an Empathy Induction Increase Searching Behaviour for Missing Persons?- Kara Moore, Oklahoma State University, USA

Session 12: Child abduction

The Child-Parent Relationship in Situations of International Parental Abduction- Sandrine Petit, Enfants Disparus, ICMEC, USA

Analysing Stranger Danger Messages in Lessons for Children and Parents- Geoff Newiss, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Parental Views on Stranger Danger and Granting Childhood Independence- Craig Collie, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom

2.30pm - 3.00pm: Break

3.00pm - 5.30pm: Missing Children Europe Symposium: Running Away: Drivers Awareness Responses

Key Findings and Recommendations: Missing Children Europe Data Report on Runaway Children- Aagje Ieven (Secretary General) and Eugenia Miyashita (Project Officer Runaways and Hotlines)

Key Findings and Recommendations: Child Helpline International Data Report on Runaway Children- Averill Daly (Data & Research Officer)

Key Findings and Recommendations: EU-wide Focus Groups with runaway children and a Delphi Study of professionals- Margot Goblet (University of Liège)

5.30pm - 5.40pm: Closing remarks

Craig Collie- University of Portsmouth

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Further information

If you have any questions or comments regarding the call for papers, or about the conference, please feel free to contact one of the conference organisers:

Lead organiser: Dr. Karen Shalev Greene: karen.shalev-greene@port.ac.uk

Co-organiser: Dr. Craig Collie: craig.collie@port.ac.uk


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