基本説明
Provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists.
Full Description
This text reference provides state-of-the-art information on juvenile firesetters and reviews the current research on youthful firesetters and arsonists. The work illustrates methods of fire scene investigation and assessment relating to child-parent and family factors. This information is then used to prescribe interventions with the individual along with community-wide programs. The work also provides current information on fire safety education and curricula, with explicit training materials. Finally, the book addresses the need for residential treatment centers and training schools on methods for handling firesetting youth and maintaining a fire safe environment.
Contents
Contributors.Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgments.V.A. Hardesty and W.F. Gayton, The Problem of Children and Fire: An Historical Perspective.I. Pinsonneault, Developmental Perspectives on Children and Fire.D.J. Kolko, Research Studies on the Problem.J.S. Okulitch and I. Pinsonneault, The Interdisciplinary Approach to Juvenile Firesetting: A Dialogue.R.A. Corry, Fundamentals of Fire Investigation.P. Zipper, Talking the Talk: Tips and Techniques for Interviewing Juveniles.J. DiMillo, Screening and Triage Tools.D.K. Wilcox and D.J. Kolko, Assessing Recent Firesetting Behavior and Taking a Firesetting History.D.J. Kolko, L. Nishi-Strattner, D.K. Wilcox, and T. Kopet, Clinical Assessment of Juvenile Firesetters and Their Families: Tools and Tips.I.L. Pinsonneault, Fire Safety Education and Skills Training.I.L. Pinsonneault, J.P. Richardson, Jr., and J. Pinsonneault, Three Models of Educational Interventions for Child and Adolescent Firesetters.J. Doherty, Parent and Community Fire Education: Integrating Awareness in Public Education Programs.D.J. Kolko, Child, Parent, and Family Treatment: Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions.G. DeSalvatore, Residential Treatment of Latency-Aged Youth with Firesetting Behavior.J.P. Richardson, Jr., Secure Residential Treatment for Adolescent Firesetters.E.J. Elliott, Juvenile Justice Diversion and Intervention.D.J. Kolko, I. Pinsonneault, and J.S. Okulitch, Further Considerations and Future Directions.
