A Look at Juvenile Firesetter Programs
Author: Rebekah K. Hersch
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 6
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Author: Rebekah K. Hersch
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 6
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jessica Gaynor
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U. S. Fire Administration
Publisher: FEMA
Published: 2013-03-16
Total Pages: 218
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile firesetter intervention program
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Publisher: FEMA
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Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U.s. Department of Homeland Security
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-11
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781494267384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication helps to develop a comprehensive juvenile firesetter prevention training workshop for the various agency professionals who work with juvenile firesetters. Juveniles are responsible for a significant proportion of both the accidental and intentional fires that occur each year in the United States. Since the mid-1970's, national, state, and local officials have been turning more attention to the problem of juvenile firesetting and have experimented with various approaches to reducing it. Nonetheless, many experts believe that there are significant gaps in our knowledge and practice. In response to these concerns, in 1987 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) began a new research and development program intended to conceptualize, design, develop, and evaluate a variety of community-based approaches to prevent and control juvenile firesetting. The initiative was known as the National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program (NJF/ACP). This Users' Guide is designed to accompany The Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program (JFACPP) Program Materials. The Users' Guide is intended to accomplish the following objectives: 1. To provide a summary of how to plan and implement a juvenile firesetter/arson control and prevention program. This is achieved by outlining critical decision points in building each component of the juvenile firesetter/arson program. The result is a cookbook format that guides the reader from the planning to the execution of an effective community program. 2. To highlight the key information contained in The JFACPP Guidelines for Implementation.
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher: FEMA
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Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Program (Or.)
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Published: 2001*
Total Pages: 6
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: U.s. Fire Administration
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-11-24
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781494267537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile firesetter intervention program. The chapters of this Handbook can be viewed as the six building blocks essential to construct a successful program. The cornerstone of the blueprint is understanding the personality profiles of juvenile firesetters and their families. The next step is identifying at-risk youth and assessing the likelihood that they will become involved in future firesetting incidents. The identification of the three levels of firesetting risk-little, definite, and extreme-leads to specific types of intervention, including evaluation, education, referral, and follow up. These are the critical components of a juvenile firesetter program To provide a complete complement of services to juvenile firesetters and their families, the juvenile firesetter program must be part of a community network. This network consists of a continuum of care designed to provide a range of intervention services, including prevention, immediate treatment, and graduated sanctions to juvenile firesetters and their families. Finally, there is a specific set of programmatic tasks that will ensure the delivery of swift and effective intervention to at-risk youth and their families. A planned an coordinated effort on the part of the fire service and human service organizations is the best way to reduce juvenile involvement in firesetting and arson and to protect and preserve lives and property in our communities.
Author: David J. Kolko
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2002-08-02
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 0080532780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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. - Presents a multidisciplinary approach - Describes and illusrates current tools and techniques - Includes materials encouraging both fire safety and mental health intervention - Contributors are nationally known experts in their field - Covers a full range of topics - content has both depth and breadth
Author: Arthur Mastrangelo
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Published: 2013-07
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1612334202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJuvenile firesetting is a complex and dangerous problem. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) between 2005 and 2009 juvenile firesetters were responsible on average for 56,300 fires annually and, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, over the past twenty years more than half of juvenile arrests have been for arson. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook provides risk assessment tools to assess future firesetting involvement. The fire service, because of its role in fire suppression and investigation, is often the initial contact for these juveniles. This study examined the characteristics, operations, and utility of the Handbook's assessment instruments. Findings were that while programs operate according to FEMA's guidelines, fewer than half utilized FEMA's assessment instruments.