Repeatedly Missing Children
When some of our most vulnerable members of society go missing, they are exposed to different risks and possible harms while unsupervised in the community, posing a significant demand on police forces, social services, youth worker teams, education, and health providers. This important text looks at how different agencies manage and investigate missing children to give them a safe space, ensure they thrive, and that they do not suffer unnecessary harm or exposure to the criminal justice system.
Examining the breadth of missing childrenâs investigations, from when the call is first made to the police to when the case is disposed of through diversion to other, multi-agency resources, author Kirsty Bennett provides practical scenarios and examples to help develop critical thinking while working within the field of missing children. With key takeaways and reflective questions included at the end of each chapter to indicate practices that can be incorporated into daily working, this is a dedicated, contemporary resource on different elements of the management and investigation of missing children. While focused on the UK, there is scope to apply the principles and approaches of best practice more widely to international practitioners involved in the management and investigation of missing children.
Designed as an accessible and comprehensive resource for numerous practitioners in policing, youth and social work, and education, Repeatedly Missing Children is also appealing reading for students and teachers of policing and criminology in higher education.
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When some of our most vulnerable members of society go missing, they are exposed to different risks and possible harms while unsupervised in the community, posing a significant demand on police forces, social services, youth worker teams, education, and health providers. This important text looks at how different agencies manage and investigate missing children to give them a safe space, ensure they thrive, and that they do not suffer unnecessary harm or exposure to the criminal justice system.
Examining the breadth of missing childrenâs investigations, from when the call is first made to the police to when the case is disposed of through diversion to other, multi-agency resources, author Kirsty Bennett provides practical scenarios and examples to help develop critical thinking while working within the field of missing children. With key takeaways and reflective questions included at the end of each chapter to indicate practices that can be incorporated into daily working, this is a dedicated, contemporary resource on different elements of the management and investigation of missing children. While focused on the UK, there is scope to apply the principles and approaches of best practice more widely to international practitioners involved in the management and investigation of missing children.
Designed as an accessible and comprehensive resource for numerous practitioners in policing, youth and social work, and education, Repeatedly Missing Children is also appealing reading for students and teachers of policing and criminology in higher education.
