Understanding the Arsonist - Softcover

Dian L. Williams

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9781930056589: Understanding the Arsonist

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930056583 ISBN 13: 9781930056589

Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., 2005

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This revised and expanded second edition provides the latest qualified research into arsonist behavior. New and exampded chapters tackle topics such as female firestarters, revenge firestarters, and thrillseeker firestarters.Dr. Dian Williams, owner and founder of the Center for Arson Research, offers a look at the reasons individuals set fires and the research that influenced it. The Federal Government recognizes her as one of only six arson research fellows in the United States. This text is the only complete collection of her extensive research into firesetting, gathered through interviews with actual or suspected firesetters, analysis of the data, and clinical interpretation of the findings. You'll learn about six specific psychological profiles of firesetters, their motivation for setting fires, and the types of fires they set.

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Dian Williams has worked with firesetting behavior since 1974 and made the decision to formalize her business in the early 1980's. The Federal Government recognizes her as one of six arson research fellows in the United States. Dr. Williams appears with some regularity on local and national television programs and was featured on the Discovery Channel recently as an expert in arson profiling.

Dr. Williams lectures on firesetting behavior throughout the U.S. and abroad. She has functioned as a consultant to the Home Office in the United Kingdom and is currently advising on forensic research into arsonists in Australia. Dr. Williams serves as a consultant to police departments, criminal and juvenile justice agencies, criminal and civil courts, mental health departments, news and print media, attorneys and schools.

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