Missing Person Project: Saskatchewan Police Predictive Analytics Lab
The Missing Persons Project is the inaugural project of the Saskatchewan Police Predictive Analytics Lab (SPPAL). The main purpose of this project is to set the platform for performing data analysis for the notion of missing. In this direction, missing persons are classified into three categories: intentional, unintentional, and forced. Lists of causal factors and consequences of each category are given. Also, to fulfill a complete risk analysis, it is mentioned how to measure the intensity of an incident based on the subject’s whereabouts and situations. The work takes place in the Predictive Analytics Lab in Saskatoon Police Service. One of the Centre's contributions to this project was the development of a program logic model and evaluation framework.