TY - JOUR
T1 - Juvenile fire-setting: A review of treatment programs
AU - Fritzon, Katarina
AU - Dolan, Mairead
AU - Doley, Rebekah
AU - McEwan, Troy E.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79961037629&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13218719.2011.585223
DO - 10.1080/13218719.2011.585223
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79961037629
SN - 1321-8719
VL - 18
SP - 395
EP - 408
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
IS - 3
ER -
