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Lost Person Behavior: A search and rescue guide on where to look - for land, air and water - Softcover
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Lost person behavior is the cornerstone of search and rescue efforts. Based on a landmark study, this book is the definitive guide to solving the puzzle of where a lost person might be found. It presents new and updated subject categories, behavioral profiles, current statistics, suggested initial tasks, and specialized investigative questions. Whether the subject is underground, underwater, under collapsed rubble, on land or has fallen from the sky, this book delivers what search managers need. This book is aimed at law enforcement and SAR personnel responsible for the initial response and subsequent search. Searchers in the field will also find this a fascinating and practical read.
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Robert J. Koester first joined the Appalachian Search & Rescue Conference in 1981. He holds an PhD in search theory from the University of Portsmouth. He has contributed seminal research on lost person behavior (beginning with an initial emphasis on dementia) and created the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). An incident commander and instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and past president of the Virginia Search and Rescue Council, Robert has also worked for the United States Coast Guard, National Park Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is the author of numerous books and articles on search and rescue and an international presenter/trainer.
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Lost person behavior: a search and rescue guide on where to look for land, air, and water
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Paperback. Condition: Good. XIX, 396 Seiten Missing persons--Databases. Missing persons--Investigation. Missing persons--Psychology. Text English Introduction -- Lost person behavior -- What is lost? -- History of missing person behavior research -- International search & rescue incident database -- Ecoregions -- Sources of isrid data -- Data fields -- Defining a subject category -- Creating a new c. Seller Inventory # 10215480
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