Examining the efficacy of a self-administered report form in missing person investigations
Examining the efficacy of a self-administered report form in missing person investigations
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检查自我管理报告表在失踪人员调查中的有效性
DOI：
10.1111/lcrp.12163
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Gabbert F
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作者：
Gabbert F
目的 失踪人员调查的成功往往取决于早期阶段获得的信息的质量。可靠的信息不仅可以为搜查提供信息，而且如果案件扩大到与性犯罪、绑架甚至谋杀有关的刑事调查，也可能成为重要的证据。除了获取高质量信息外，警察还必须考虑到那些与失踪者关系密切的人可能正在经历一段非常困难和压力很大的时期。在两项研究中，我们开发并测试了一种自我管理表格 (SAI-MISSING)，旨在获取可靠信息，为失踪人员调查提供有意义的信息，并为家人和朋友积极参与提供一种手段。方法在实验 1 中，对 65 名参与者进行了单独测试，并要求他们提供对他们熟悉但 24 小时未见过的人的描述。在第二项研究中，64 名参与者成对进行测试，但立即被分成不同的房间，并被要求想象与他们同行的人失踪了。在这两项研究中，参与者要么完成了 SAI-MISSING 工具，要么完成了自我管理的对照表。 结果在实验 1 中，我们发现，与比较对照表相比，SAI-MISSING 工具引出了更多有关物理描述以及服装和个人物品描述的信息。在实验 2 中，我们重复了这一发现，并进一步表明 SAI-MISSING 工具比对照形式产生了更高的准确率。结论鉴于积极的结果，讨论了该工具的潜在应用。
PurposeThe success of missing person investigations often centres on the quality of information obtained in the early stages. Reliable information can not only inform the search but might also become vital evidence if the case broadens into a criminal investigation relating to a sexual offence, abduction, or even murder. In addition to eliciting high‐quality information, police officers must consider that those close to the missing person are likely going through a very difficult and stressful time. Across two studies, we developed and tested a self‐administered form (SAI‐MISSING) designed to obtain reliable information that would meaningfully inform a missing person investigation, as well as providing a means for family and friends to be actively involved.MethodsIn Experiment 1, 65 participants were tested individually and asked to provide a description of a person they knew well but had not seen for 24 hr. In the second study, 64 participants were tested in pairs, but immediately separated into different rooms and instructed to imagine that the person they came with has gone missing. In both studies, participants completed either the SAI‐MISSING tool, or a self‐administered control form.ResultsIn Experiment 1, we found that the SAI‐MISSING tool elicited significantly more information regarding physical descriptions and descriptions of clothing and personal effects, than the comparison control form. In Experiment 2, we replicated this finding and further showed that the SAI‐MISSING tool produced higher accuracy rates than the control form.ConclusionsGiven the positive outcomes, potential applications of the tool are discussed.