CJE 4012 Exam 2
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1. Arson: Willful and malicious burning of property
-Burning of property
-Incendiary in origin
-Malice involved
2. Mental illness: Pyromania is an impulse-control disorder not elsewhere classified
Deliberate & purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion.
Tension or affective arousal before the act.
Fascination with...and attraction to fire...
Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires...
The fire setting is not done for monetary gain,... (from the DSM-IV-TR, p. 671, American Psychiatric Association, 2000).
Also rule out other mental disorders.
More than 40% perpetrators are under 18.
Usually see comorbidity (other mental disorders are present).
3. Criminal histories of arsonists: Previous arrests for arson
4. Types of arson/profiles: -Organized crime
-Insurance/housing fraud
-Commercial
-Residential
-Psychological
-Vandalism
-Excitement
-Revenge
-Crime Concealment
-Profit
-Shared characteristics: arrest record, single, not sexually motivated, lower education.
5. Attributes of serial arsonists: -Menial laborer
-Single
-Male
-Raised by both parents
-Never married
-High school or less education
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-Previous criminal justice history/previous arrests for arson
-Mental disorders present (e.g. substance abuse; suicidal ideation)
-Turns self in/confesses or arrested through investigation
-Guilty plea
-Set fires after work hours
-Fire set within 2 miles from home
-Walk to scene
-Live with parents, alone, or in institution
-Live in single-family home or apartment
-Random selection of site
-Open entry
-Use matches/lighter
-Leave matches or gas can at scene as well as other items
6. Organized & disorganized arsonists: Organized
-Elaborate incendiary devices
-Less physical evidence
-Methodological approach
Disorganized
-Materials on hand
-More common accelerants used
-More physical evidence left
7. Pyromania diagnosis: Young age; male; white; IQ (range); physical defect present; bedwetting; mental
disorders-psychopathy, obsessive-compulsive disorder; poor educational adjustment; harsh and inconsistent parenta
discipline; social class (range); socially maladjusted (relationships, sexual interactions);
Unskilled laborers; feels inadequate; introverted; lonely; low self-esteem; defensive; contempt for authority; crave power
and prestige; delinquency history; alcohol use; some have been suicidal; impulsive.
8. Fractured identity syndrome: -A theory of sequential predation & developmental processes.
-Significant event/vulnerable period.
-Changes in behavior.
-Virtual social identity (public) & actual social identity (private).
-Stigma internalized into actual social identity.
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1. Arson: Willful and malicious burning of property
-Burning of property
-Incendiary in origin
-Malice involved
2. Mental illness: Pyromania is an impulse-control disorder not elsewhere classified
Deliberate & purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion.
Tension or affective arousal before the act.
Fascination with...and attraction to fire...
Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires...
The fire setting is not done for monetary gain,... (from the DSM-IV-TR, p. 671, American Psychiatric Association, 2000).
Also rule out other mental disorders.
More than 40% perpetrators are under 18.
Usually see comorbidity (other mental disorders are present).
3. Criminal histories of arsonists: Previous arrests for arson
4. Types of arson/profiles: -Organized crime
-Insurance/housing fraud
-Commercial
-Residential
-Psychological
-Vandalism
-Excitement
-Revenge
-Crime Concealment
-Profit
-Shared characteristics: arrest record, single, not sexually motivated, lower education.
5. Attributes of serial arsonists: -Menial laborer
-Single
-Male
-Raised by both parents
-Never married
-High school or less education
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-Previous criminal justice history/previous arrests for arson
-Mental disorders present (e.g. substance abuse; suicidal ideation)
-Turns self in/confesses or arrested through investigation
-Guilty plea
-Set fires after work hours
-Fire set within 2 miles from home
-Walk to scene
-Live with parents, alone, or in institution
-Live in single-family home or apartment
-Random selection of site
-Open entry
-Use matches/lighter
-Leave matches or gas can at scene as well as other items
6. Organized & disorganized arsonists: Organized
-Elaborate incendiary devices
-Less physical evidence
-Methodological approach
Disorganized
-Materials on hand
-More common accelerants used
-More physical evidence left
7. Pyromania diagnosis: Young age; male; white; IQ (range); physical defect present; bedwetting; mental
disorders-psychopathy, obsessive-compulsive disorder; poor educational adjustment; harsh and inconsistent parenta
discipline; social class (range); socially maladjusted (relationships, sexual interactions);
Unskilled laborers; feels inadequate; introverted; lonely; low self-esteem; defensive; contempt for authority; crave power
and prestige; delinquency history; alcohol use; some have been suicidal; impulsive.
8. Fractured identity syndrome: -A theory of sequential predation & developmental processes.
-Significant event/vulnerable period.
-Changes in behavior.
-Virtual social identity (public) & actual social identity (private).
-Stigma internalized into actual social identity.
