Do deliberate firesetters hold fire-related scripts and expertise? A quantitative investigation using fire service personnel as comparisons

Purpose: This research investigated, for the first time, the presence of fire-related scripts and expertise in males who have set deliberate fires.Method: One hundred and twenty-seven participants (34 firesetters, 34 offender comparisons, 34 fire service personnel, and 25 community comparisons) were...

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Main Author: Butler, Helen (Author)
Contributors: Gannon, Theresa A.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 383-403
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Arson
Cognition
Expertise
Firesetting
scripts