CJE 4012 Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arson - CORRECT ANSWER - Willful and malicious burning of property
-Burning of property
-Incendiary in origin
-Malice involved
Mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER - 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).
Criminal histories of arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Previous arrests for arson
Types of arson/profiles - CORRECT ANSWER - -Organized crime
-Insurance/housing fraud
-Commercial
-Residential
-Psychological
-Vandalism
,-Excitement
-Revenge
-Crime Concealment
-Profit
-Shared characteristics: arrest record, single, not sexually motivated, lower education.
Attributes of serial arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - -Menial laborer
-Single
-Male
-Raised by both parents
-Never married
-High school or less education
-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
Organized & disorganized arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Organized
-Elaborate incendiary devices
, -Less physical evidence
-Methodological approach
Disorganized
-Materials on hand
-More common accelerants used
-More physical evidence left
Pyromania diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Young age; male; white; IQ (range);
physical defect present; bedwetting; mental disorders-psychopathy, obsessive-compulsive
disorder; poor educational adjustment; harsh and inconsistent parental 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.
Fractured identity syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - -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.
-Events lead to fractured personality. Part of the personality is fractured or damaged (strong &
destructive).
-This is not dissociation.
-But why do some persons turn to violence while others don't?
-The person uses the violence to remedy the stigma.
-Many affected by fractured identity syndrome but do not resort to killing.
-Fractured identity is hidden and only the victim sees it (other than the perpetrator; there may be
exceptions).
-Perpetrator believes that acceptable method to deal with their "fracture" is violence.
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arson - CORRECT ANSWER - Willful and malicious burning of property
-Burning of property
-Incendiary in origin
-Malice involved
Mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER - 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).
Criminal histories of arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Previous arrests for arson
Types of arson/profiles - CORRECT ANSWER - -Organized crime
-Insurance/housing fraud
-Commercial
-Residential
-Psychological
-Vandalism
,-Excitement
-Revenge
-Crime Concealment
-Profit
-Shared characteristics: arrest record, single, not sexually motivated, lower education.
Attributes of serial arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - -Menial laborer
-Single
-Male
-Raised by both parents
-Never married
-High school or less education
-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
Organized & disorganized arsonists - CORRECT ANSWER - Organized
-Elaborate incendiary devices
, -Less physical evidence
-Methodological approach
Disorganized
-Materials on hand
-More common accelerants used
-More physical evidence left
Pyromania diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Young age; male; white; IQ (range);
physical defect present; bedwetting; mental disorders-psychopathy, obsessive-compulsive
disorder; poor educational adjustment; harsh and inconsistent parental 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.
Fractured identity syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER - -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.
-Events lead to fractured personality. Part of the personality is fractured or damaged (strong &
destructive).
-This is not dissociation.
-But why do some persons turn to violence while others don't?
-The person uses the violence to remedy the stigma.
-Many affected by fractured identity syndrome but do not resort to killing.
-Fractured identity is hidden and only the victim sees it (other than the perpetrator; there may be
exceptions).
-Perpetrator believes that acceptable method to deal with their "fracture" is violence.
