TY - BOOK AU - Vink,Amanda TI - Missing persons: what happens when someone disappears? T2 - Crime scene investigations SN - 9781534561786 (library bound book) AV - HV6762.A3 V56 2018 U1 - 363.2336 V76 2018 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, NY, USA PB - Lucent Press KW - Missing persons KW - Investigation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: -- Danger -- Gone -- Deliberately missing -- Taken -- No body? -- Starting with J. Doe -- Notes -- For more information -- Index -- Picture credits -- About the author; CAS; Bachelor of Science in Criminology N2 - Many crime shows and movies deal with the topic of a mysterious disappearance, but fictional stories often sensationalize the topic in order to catch the viewer's interest. In reality, finding a missing person can be hard work for detectives, as there are sometimes few clues left behind. Readers discover how police use math and science to solve this puzzle. Full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and by-the-numbers fact boxes augment the compelling text, giving readers a more accurate understanding of the process of searching for missing persons than they will find on television or at the movies ER -