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Bushfire arson : a review of the literature / Matthew Willis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Research and public policy series | Research and public policy series ; no. 61.Publication details: Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004.Description: x, 156 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0642538514
DDC classification:
  • 364.1640994 22
LOC classification:
  • HV8079.A7 W54 2004
Partial contents:
Pt. 1: Fires generally -- 1. Understanding arson -- 2. Why people light fires: motives, classifications and profiles -- 3. Firesetting by children: motives and classifications -- Pt. 2: Bushfire arson -- 4. The impact of bushfire arson -- 5. Environmental factors in bushfire arson -- 6. Why people burn the bush: motives and profiles in bushfire arson -- Pt. 3: Applying the knowledge -- 7: Firefighters: a special case? -- 8. Responding to arson through management and treatment of the offenders -- 9. Preventing arson -- 10. Where to from here?
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Books Books Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK 364.1640994 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 900099369

On title page: ACT Department of Justice & Community Safety; Bushfire CRC.

Bibliography: p. 149-156.

Pt. 1: Fires generally -- 1. Understanding arson -- 2. Why people light fires: motives, classifications and profiles -- 3. Firesetting by children: motives and classifications -- Pt. 2: Bushfire arson -- 4. The impact of bushfire arson -- 5. Environmental factors in bushfire arson -- 6. Why people burn the bush: motives and profiles in bushfire arson -- Pt. 3: Applying the knowledge -- 7: Firefighters: a special case? -- 8. Responding to arson through management and treatment of the offenders -- 9. Preventing arson -- 10. Where to from here?

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