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The Psychology of Arson: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Managing Adult Deliberate Firesetters

Doley, Rebekah M. and Dickens, Geoffrey L. and Gannon, Theresa A., eds. (2015) The Psychology of Arson: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Managing Adult Deliberate Firesetters. Routledge, London, 314 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-81069-2. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:53568)

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Abstract

The Psychology of Arson is the first book in its field to focus specifically on contemporary topics relevant to practitioners and professionals working with adolescent and adult deliberate firesetters. Rebekah Doley, Geoffrey Dickens and Theresa Gannon have integrated the very latest information regarding prevalence, theory, research and practice in one accessible resource, and provide practical advice, strategies and techniques in a context of evidence-based research which will be invaluable for all treatment providers who work in the field of deliberate fire setting.

Unique features of this book include chapters considering community awareness, strategies, survivors of arson, filicide and suicide by fire, as well as a new treatment model developed on the basis of the latest research in the field. It is divided into four parts:

Theories and typologies of firesetting

Legal, investigative and preventative issues

Assessment and risk assessment of deliberate firesetters

Treatment, needs and management of deliberate firesetters

The Psychology of Arson provides the first scientist-practitioner model for the treatment of arson offenders. It will be an essential resource for forensic psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and other professionals working with this client group.

Item Type: Edited book
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Theresa Gannon
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2016 12:54 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 11:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/53568 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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