Missing : my life finding the lost and delivering justice for the living /
by Hedges, Charlie.
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BookPublisher: London : Seven Dials, 2024Description: ix, 293 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781399616188 (pbk.) :; 1399616188 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 HEDSubject(s): Hedges, Charlie | Police -- Great Britain -- Biography | Missing persons -- Investigation -- Great Britain | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Memoirs | True crime | Police & security services | Crime & criminologySummary: 350,000: the number of missing person reports opened in the UK every year. But how do we find the missing? Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decades. During his work in the police force, then at the Missing Persons Bureau and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre, Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years. From abductions and trafficking to accidents and the vulnerable, Charlie has seen into the dark shadows of life. Given that so many people are reported missing daily, and how easy it is to make mistakes in missing persons cases, Charlie has dedicated his life and career to developing guidelines to help not just the police, but the families and loved ones left behind. In this book, Charlie tells us his story of finding those who desperately need to be found, and the people who will never leave him.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 HED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 30/10/2024 | 003121898X | ||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Netherton Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 HED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 28/10/2024 | 003121899X |
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350,000: the number of missing person reports opened in the UK every year. But how do we find the missing? Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decades. During his work in the police force, then at the Missing Persons Bureau and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre, Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years. From abductions and trafficking to accidents and the vulnerable, Charlie has seen into the dark shadows of life. Given that so many people are reported missing daily, and how easy it is to make mistakes in missing persons cases, Charlie has dedicated his life and career to developing guidelines to help not just the police, but the families and loved ones left behind. In this book, Charlie tells us his story of finding those who desperately need to be found, and the people who will never leave him.
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