The high number of missing person reports that occur globally each year highlights the need for research in this academically neglected field. This research focuses on establishing whether there are different scenarios or behavioural themes that consistently appear in missing person cases in Spain, which could assist the police investigation process. A representative sample of 341 missing person police reports was collated and up to 27 behaviours, which occur during the disappearance, have been codified, as well as circumstances surrounding the case. Through multidimensional scaling four behavioural themes have been identified: intentional‐escape, intentional‐dysfunctional, unintentional‐accidental, and forced‐criminal. These findings entail implications, both in terms of prevention and in the scope of police investigations. Specifically, this research is considered a key step in the development of: (a) a predictive risk assessment system for harmed or deceased outcomes, and (b) in‐depth review of forced‐criminal disappearances that concur with homicide.

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西班牙失踪人员案件中的行为主题：经验类型学

每年全球发生的失踪人员报告数量众多，凸显了在这个学术上被忽视的领域进行研究的必要性。这项研究的重点是确定在西班牙失踪人员案件中是否始终出现不同的情景或行为主题，这可以帮助警方进行调查。整理了341个失踪人员警察报告的代表性样本，对失踪期间发生的多达27种行为以及案情进行了整理。通过多维量表，已经确定了四个行为主题：故意逃避，故意功能失调，意外故意和强迫犯罪。这些发现在预防和警方调查范围方面都具有意义。特别，