Adult Perpetrated Firesetting

Abstract

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Interpol review of fire debris analysis and fire investigation 2019–2022

“…Arson, arson-associated homicides, and adult firesetters are the focus of book chapters by Fritzon et al; Morewitz; Tilt; and Tyler and Barnoux [ [206] , [207] , [208] , [209] ].…”

Public Perceptions and Attitudes Towards People with Arson Convictions: A Preliminary Examination and Comparison with Sexual Convictions

“…Despite the number of people convicted of arson each year and the relatively high rate of reoffending among this population, standardised treatment addressing unlawful fire-setting among adults is in its infancy (Bell, 2015;Tyler & Barnoux, 2020;Tyler et al, 2019).…”

“…Traditionally, rehabilitative interventions to reduce fire-setting have been delivered by fire and emergency services and tailored towards children and adolescents; thus, neglecting adults within the criminal justice system (Tyler & Barnoux, 2020;Tyler et al, 2019). England represents one of the only countries globally to have developed, implemented, and evaluated standardised specialist treatment for adults who set fires with two programs known as the Fire-setting Intervention Programme for Prisoners (FIPP; (Gannon, 2012) and the Firesetting Intervention Programme for Mentally Disordered Offenders (FIP-MO; (Gannon & Lockerbie, 2011;Gannon & Lockerbie, 2014).…”

“…Both programmes are informed by the M-TTAF as well as contemporary rehabilitation theory. The M-TTAF explains fire-setting through developmental factors and experiences (e.g., caregiver experiences; social skills; learning about fire; biological and cultural influences) which influence individuals' psychological strengths and vulnerabilities (e.g., inappropriate interests in fire; cognitions on fire use; offence supportive attitudes; self and emotional-regulation issues; interpersonal difficulties) in a way which predisposes them to fire-setting (Gannon et al, 2012;Tyler & Barnoux, 2020). The FIPP and FIP-MO integrate the M-TTAF within treatment by directly addressing psychological vulnerabilities associated with fire-setting through cognitive behavioural therapy.…”

“…Unfortunately, specialist treatment for adults with a history of fire-setting is not widely available internationally, with rehabilitative programmes addressing general offending behaviour (e.g., anger management, cognitive skills, problem-solving skills) representing the most commonly offered interventions for this group (Sambrooks et al, 2021;Tyler & Barnoux, 2020;Tyler et al, 2017). Although it is tempting to presume interventions for general offending would effectively treat people convicted of arson due to their diverse criminal conduct, there is a lack of methodologically robust empirical evaluation to support this assumption (Bell, 2015;Collins et al, 2021).…”