Episode 1 of the Missing Persons Research Hub Podcast features Detective Sin Kim discussing his research on typologies of missing persons cases. Specifically, Sin outlines the existing research on typologies of missing persons in the Canadian context, the potential benefits of typologies from a policing perspective, and an emerging approach to re-thinking missing persons typologies based on Sin's research. 

Speaker bio:

Sin is a Detective with 18 years experience as a police officer in a variety of positions. Sin’s experiences include complex criminal investigations; acting as a subject matter expert and lead instructor at the police college; re-developing best practices; designing emergency management response strategies; and utilizing intelligence led policing. He is currently interested in police decision making, knowledge management, design thinking, and using an evidence-based policing approach in order to develop best practices that will directly improve community safety. He is passionate about seeking out insights through meaningful data, and is currently researching missing persons as part of the CAN-SEBP Virtual Scholar Program. 

Email: sinjkim@icloud.com

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The Missing Persons Research Hub (the Hub) is a national networking forum and research hub for the field of missing persons in Canada. This podcast is hosted by Lorna Ferguson (@LFrgsn) and features a variety of personnel involved in missing persons work across Canada.