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Q • Is there a disparity in the manner in which major media outlets cover missing persons? • To what extent does the media influence law enforcement response to missing persons? • What are intentional actions that law enforcement leaders can take to avoid being adversely influenced by the media? • Does the media share a greater responsibility in what they present to the public with respect to crime and missing persons?

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Yes, there surely lies a disparity in the manner in which major media outlets cover missing person. This is an issue which is deep-rooted in the problems of race and gender and in this context, it is important to state the ‘Missing white girl syndrome’. This means that a missing person case will get more coverage if the victim is a white, attractive, young woman. The media makes a better, stronger and compelling story of when the missing person is a white woman. When it is anyone else other than a white woman the media does not show much interest. And this brings about a disparity in the way major media outlets cover missing person. When a media channel is broadcasting the news of a missing person who is white, then the intensity, the rate and the projection is much stronger than it is when person of color is missing (Stillman, 2007).