Motives for Arson (Fire Raising)
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 25 (4) , 275-278
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580248502500409
Abstract
Using a sample of imprisoned arsonists, an attempt is made to present a more refined classification of motivation than has been offered in the past. The need for psychiatric opinion on all arsonists is stressed.Keywords
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