Episode 6 of the Missing Persons Research Hub podcast features Cpl. Jennifer Sparkes. "Systemic issues associated to risk assessment, unnecessary barriers, poor communication, lack of consultation, failure to triage...” the list of criticisms of police management of missing person investigations is long and familiar. Cpl. Jennifer Sparkes of the RC…

Episode 5 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Dr. Laura Huey discussing breaking news on the release of the Independent Civilian Review into Missing Person Investigations at Toronto Police Service. Dr. Huey and I have an exceedingly honest conversation and try to answer the question of: will this Review be helpful? We discuss some …

Episode 4 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Tyler Hooper, the creator of The Missing and Unexplained Podcast. In this episode, Tyler discusses the pros and cons of podcasting in the field of missing persons, highlighting how missing persons and true crime podcasts can both be harmful and helpful. For example, the misinformation a…

Episode 3 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Justine Collin-Santerre discussing her research on spatial patterns, solvability, and criminality in missing persons cases. Through these topics, Justine outlines her dissertation work, which combines these three critical themes related to missingness. She also talks about her recent pr…

Episode 2 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Larissa Kowalski discussing her broad, first insights research into older adults and missingness in Canada. Specifically, Larissa provides a detailed discussed of her thesis that employed a mixed-methods research design to develop a typology for older adults who are reported missing in …

Episode 1 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Detective Sin Kim discussing his research on typologies of missing persons cases. Specifically, Sin outlines the existing research on typologies of missing persons in the Canadian context, the potential benefits of typologies from a policing perspective, and an emerging approach to re-t…