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Man-tracking skills for SAR personnel- Usage is on the rise in Europe
No 1 in a 3-part series of Man-tracking in SAR Operations and Investigations ‘One of the most overlooked aspects of tracking is that it fundamentally trains observation’. The quote, in italics, above and the three below are from Kyt Lyn Walken’s notes on Man-tracking. I’m not a Man-tracker, but Kyt is and she is recognised across Europe as one of the best. Her experience, qualifications and energy in the field are outstanding[i]. As a specialist in investigative thinking wha

Valentine Smith APM
Jul 1010 min read


The Six Senses: Focusing on Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste/Smell (Intuition) - Article 1 in a 4-part series
The Natural Investigative Skills re-visited [i] The symmetrical beauty of nature is delivered to us in a myriad of ways, sometimes it is the repetitive pattern of a leaf generally indistinguishable amongst millions on a giant tree, each with its lifeblood of veins, or perhaps it is the wings of a butterfly, or the feathers of a bird duplicated either side of its centre line and perfect in almost identical beauty when viewed from either the left or the right. Or maybe it’s i

Valentine Smith APM
Mar 1812 min read


CONCEALMENT OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF HUMAN REMAINS
‘Take a minute to think of cases where someone is missing, presumed murdered and those responsible or others, will not reveal the location of the body so that it can be returned to loved ones and the pain of forever wondering can end.’ The statement… We constantly hear the term ambiguous loss in relation to the grief attached to the families of those whose loved ones are long term missing persons (LTMP). But what does this mean and who does it affect? It is a fast-paced world

Valentine Smith APM
Oct 18, 202510 min read
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