Handbook on Firesetting in Children and Youth

David J. Kolko

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2002
• Print ISBN:
  9780124177611
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080532783
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology
• Index: Social Sciences

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. - 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

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Handbook on Firesetting in Children and Youth
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. The Problem of Children and Fire: An Historical Perspective
• Chapter 2. Developmental Perspectives on Children and Fire
• Chapter 3. Research Studies on the Problem
• Chapter 4. The Interdisciplinary Approach to Juvenile Firesetting: A Dialogue
• Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Fire Investigation
• Chapter 6. Talking the Talk: Tips and Techniques for Interviewing Juveniles
• Chapter 7. Screening and Triage Tools
• Chapter 8. Assessing Recent Firesetting Behavior and Taking a Firesetting History
• Chapter 9. Clinical Assessment of Juvenile Firesetters and Their Families: Tools and Tips
• Chapter 10. Fire Safety Education and Skills Training
• Chapter 11. Three Models of Educational Interventions for Child and Adolescent Firesetters
• Chapter 12. Parent and Community Fire Education: Integrating Awareness in Public Education Programs
• Chapter 13. Child, Parent, and Family Treatment: Cognitive–Behavioral Interventions
• Chapter 14. Residential Treatment of Latency-Aged Youth with Firesetting Behavior
• Chapter 15. Secure Residential Treatment for Adolescent Firesetters
• Chapter 16. Juvenile Justice Diversion and Intervention
• Chapter 17. Further Considerations and Future Directions
• Index