RT Article
T1 Gender and arson: psychosocial, psychological, and somatic offender characteristics at the time of the crime
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 34
IS 1
SP 113
OP 130
A1 Andrén, Victoria
A1 Lindholm, Torun
A1 Yourstone, Jenny
A1 Damberg, Mattias
A2 Lindholm, Torun
A2 Yourstone, Jenny
A2 Damberg, Mattias
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/184298571X
AB Deliberate fire-setting, such as the crime of arson, can have devastating, even lethal, consequences. This study compared factors at the time of arson by female and male offenders in Sweden between 2000–2010. The women (n = 100), and men (n = 100) included in this study were randomly chosen from among all individuals who had been convicted for arson during this period and who underwent forensic psychiatric investigations. Information regarding psychiatric and somatic characteristics, their psychosocial situation, and whether they were in contact with health or social services before the arsons were examined. The results showed that both women and men have complex psychiatric and somatic characteristics, as well as psychosocial situations. Women showed more self-destructive behaviour, lower Global Assessment of Functioning scores, and had been in contact with psychiatric health services to a greater extent than men. More women than men had children. These findings suggest that specific actions may be needed for preventing and treating women compared with men at risk for committing arson.
K1 somatic factors
K1 Psychosocial
K1 psychiatric
K1 Arson gender
DO 10.1080/14789949.2023.2180421