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Risk Factors For Recidivistic Arson In Adult Offenders, Rebekah Doley, Kenneth Fineman, Katarina Fritzon, Mairead Dolan, Troy Mcewan
Risk Factors For Recidivistic Arson In Adult Offenders, Rebekah Doley, Kenneth Fineman, Katarina Fritzon, Mairead Dolan, Troy Mcewan
Rebekah Doley
This article reviews the current literature on known risk factors for recidivistic arson, with a particular focus on factors that could be used to differentiate serial from ‘‘oneoff’’ arson offenders. The relevance of risk factors for general reoffending to recidivistic arson is discussed, including the role of criminal history, mental illness, and sociodemographic factors. The specific roles of offence-related affect, cognitions, and the offender’s interest in fire are considered, with recommendations for how theories from other areas of forensic psychology, such as the sex offender assessment and treatment literature, might be applied to the issue of deliberate fire-setting. Finally, protective …
Juvenile Fire-Setting: A Review Of Treatment Programs, Katarina Fritzon, Mairead Dolan, Rebekah Doley, Troy Mcewan
Juvenile Fire-Setting: A Review Of Treatment Programs, Katarina Fritzon, Mairead Dolan, Rebekah Doley, Troy Mcewan
Rebekah Doley
The current paper provides a review of the literature on juvenile fire-setting, focusing on psychological contributions to the assessment and treatment of this population. The paper discusses research on the actions associated with deliberately lit fires by juveniles, as well as the psychological characteristics of the perpetrators. International perspectives on intervention are reviewed, and in conclusion the paper highlights the need to develop standardised protocols for intervention, which include a systematic assessment strategy for identifying high risk individuals, as well as a structured evidence-based approach to treatment incorporating psychological and fire-educational components.
Variations In The Offence Actions Of Deliberate Firesetters: A Cross-National Analysis, Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley, Kerrilee Hollows
Variations In The Offence Actions Of Deliberate Firesetters: A Cross-National Analysis, Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley, Kerrilee Hollows
Rebekah Doley
Since Canter and Fritzon first introduced their “4D” classification system for arson, many studies have replicated the model with samples of arsonists from around the world. However, scholars have reported differences in the offence actions of arsonists across samples. No study as yet has attempted to statically examine the relevance of these differences. Using multidimensional scaling procedures and two-way chi-square contingency analyses, this study examined whether cross-national differences in arson variables existed between Australian and British arsonists. The results indicated that differences did exist and, furthermore, that differences reflected the environmental characteristics of the country from which each sample was …
Profiling Arson, Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley, Ryan Bell
Profiling Arson, Katarina Fritzon, Rebekah Doley, Ryan Bell
Rebekah Doley
Overview: Criminal psychological profiling is the forensic technique of inferring personal, psychological, demographic, and behavioral characteristics of offenders based on crime scene evidence. While the majority of research concerning criminal pro-filing has been focused on the investigation of crimes of sexual violence such as murder and rape, criminal psychological profiling is frequently described as being applicable to the investigation of serial arson crimes, and the frequency with which psychological profiling has been used in the investigation of arson crimes has been growing steadily over the past 30 years (Drabsch 2004; Kocsis 2004, 2006; Turvey1999). This current entry reviews the growing …
Antisocial Personality Disorder And Therapeutic Justice Court Programs, Andrew Cannon, Rebekah Doley, Claire Ferguson, Nathan Brooks
Antisocial Personality Disorder And Therapeutic Justice Court Programs, Andrew Cannon, Rebekah Doley, Claire Ferguson, Nathan Brooks
Rebekah Doley
It has become commonplace for courts to supervise an offender as part of the sentencing process. Many of them have antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The focus of this article is how the work of specialist and/or problem solving courts can be informed by the insights of the psychology profession into the best practice in the treatment and management of people with ASPD. It is a legitimate purpose of legal work to consider and improve the wellbeing of the participants in the legal process. Programs designed specifically to deal with those with ASPD could be incorporated into existing drug courts, or …