Missing persons: a national survey approach assessing the predictors of case outcomes

IF 1.9 Q3 OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES Pub Date : 2023-03-17 DOI:10.1080/1478601X.2023.2187791

Terance D. Miethe, Kamali’ilani T. E. Wetherell, Wendy C. Regoeczi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Using national online surveys of U.S. adults who know a missing person, the current study explores factors influencing missing person case outcomes (i.e. the person being found alive, an arrest occurring). Both demographic characteristics (e.g. the missing person’s sex, race/ethnicity, income) and search activities (e.g. case reported to the police, social media posts) were significantly related to these case outcomes. Multivariate analyses confirmed the strong net effect of federal police reporting on case outcomes, but the impact of search activities and the missing person’s socio-economic characteristics were context specific. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for public policy and future research on the nature and sources of disparities in missing person case outcomes across different situational contexts.

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失踪人员：评估病例结果预测因素的全国性调查方法

摘要本研究通过对认识失踪人员的美国成年人进行的全国性在线调查，探讨了影响失踪人员案件结果的因素（即发现的人还活着，逮捕发生）。人口统计学特征（例如失踪人员的性别、种族/民族、收入）和搜索活动（例如向警方报告的案件、社交媒体帖子）都与这些案件结果显著相关。多变量分析证实了联邦警察报告对案件结果的强烈净影响，但搜索活动和失踪人员的社会经济特征的影响是特定的。讨论了这些结果对公共政策的影响，以及未来对不同情境下失踪人员案件结果差异的性质和来源的研究。

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE-

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

5.60%

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期刊介绍： Criminal Justice Studies, a quarterly refereed journal, publishes articles that deal with substantive criminal justice and criminological issues. The journal welcomes all articles that are relevant to the issue of criminal justice, as well as those that may be outside the field but have relevancy to the topic of criminal justice. Articles that cover public administration, issues of public policy, as well as public affairs issues are welcome. The journal also publishes relevant literature reviews, research notes and summary reports of innovative research projects in criminal justice. Qualitative and quantifiable articles are sought mainly from academics and researchers in the field, though articles from professionals will also be considered.