Too risky yet not risky enough: the intersecting characteristics, vulnerabilities, harm indicators and guardianship issues associated with seriously harmed missing children

The number of missing child reports exceed police investigative capacity, yet some incidents are linked with harm, making effective risk assessment essential for safeguarding. Police data likely underrepresents harm to missing children due to harm being undisclosed, and missing incidents going unrep...

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Main Author: Fox, Nicola (Author)
Contributors: Miles, Caroline ; Solymosi, Reka ; Kim, Eon ; Batista-Navarro, Riza
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Policing and society
Year: 2024, Volume: 34, Issue: 7, Pages: 641–657
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