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William Benzur
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville
Georgia’s Public Liberal Arts University770 634 4170WLBENZUR@AOL.COM And Charles UbahGeorgia College & State University MilledgevilleGeorgia’s Public Liberal Arts University478 445 7392CHARLES.UBAH@GCSU.EDU
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Youth Fire Setters and the Juvenile Justice System
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Lesson for Policy Makers3Slide4
Quick Facts
Arson is one of the most costly crimes
(>2 Billion annually)Juveniles are responsible for 50 – 60% of those crimes.American children set about 150,000 fires a year4Slide5
“Youth Firesetter”
vs.
“Juvenile Arsonist”5Slide6
Curious/Experimenter
Crisis/Troubled/Cry for Help
Thrill Seeker/Risk TakerCriminal DelinquentPathological6Slide7
Curious/ Experimenter
3-5 year olds
Simple ignitionAdventurousAccidental / InnocentEmbarrassment / guilt Self reported7Slide8
Crisis/Troubled/Cry For Help
Secondary issue
Anger managementForm of expressionSymbolismSpecific targetsJustified8Slide9
Thrill Seeker/Risk Taker
Danger is fun
Creative ignitionAccelerants commonPoor judgment Peer influence / Crowd pleaser“Good kids” 9Slide10
Delinquent/Strategic/Criminal
Willful intent to cause destruction
Schools, abandoned buildings, dumpsters and open fieldsGlory / Crime concealment / RevengeBehavioral issues Fires are well planned Pride10Slide11
Pathological/Severely Disturbed
Unaddressed fire setting behavior
Gratification Hundreds to thousands of firesPatterns and ritualsBed wetting and/or animal crueltyDenial of involvementDysfunction and/or abusive home11Slide12
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What type of firesetter did we just witness?
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. Curious/Experimenter2. Crisis/Troubled/Cry for Help3. Thrill Seeker/Risk Taker4. Criminal Delinquent5. Pathological13Slide14
Pictured:
Tai'zah
Hughes (6), Tatyana Hughes (5), Tyrese Hughes (4), Trinity Hughes (2) 14Slide15
Pictured: Tatyana with burns covering 20% of her body
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Kylie Jenks
Shelby
MarkowskyCody Cashion16Slide17
What type of
firesetter
is Cody Cashion?1. Curious/Experimenter2. Crisis/Troubled/Cry for Help3. Thrill Seeker/Risk Taker4. Criminal Delinquent5. Pathological17Slide18
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Pictured: Don Collins
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What type of
firesetter
is Don Collins?1. Curious/Experimenter2. Crisis/Troubled/Cry for Help3. Thrill Seeker/Risk Taker4. Criminal Delinquent5. Pathological25Slide26
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William Benzur
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville
Georgia’s Public Liberal Arts University770 634 4170WLBENZUR@AOL.COM And Charles UbahGeorgia College & State University MilledgevilleGeorgia’s Public Liberal Arts University478 445 7392CHARLES.UBAH@GCSU.EDU
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