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Even if an arsonist does have a psychiatric illness, this may not be a contributing factor in the fire-setting behavior, or may be only one of many factors. Pyromania is an established psychiatric diagnosis; however, there are very few true pyromaniacs.
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www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/Inside-an-Arso...
www.officer.com/web/online/Investigation/Inside-an-Arsonists-Mind/18$38945
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There is a scene in The Silence of the Lambs when Dr. Lecter says to Clarise Starling ... Serial arsonist: Has started 3 or more fires, with a cooling down period in-between. There is also an escalation in the behavior of the serial arsonist-- from dumpsters to occupied buildings. Bigger fires. More frequent fires.
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www.corpus-delicti.com/behavior.html
www.corpus-delicti.com/behavior.html
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Fire Setting behavior: Fires typically have multiple points of origin and are often set in conjunction with other crimes; Fires are often set with peers and they usually use accelerants. Fires are often will planned and set to cause harm or destruction ... A revenge arsonist typically resides in some type of rental property.
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www.angelfire.com/sc3/cjrp/arson.html
www.angelfire.com/sc3/cjrp/arson.html
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It is also intended that the information supplied will assist arson investigators in developing skills in reading the characteristics of crime scene evidence and applying that evidence to behavior and patterns of thinking on the part of the arsonist.
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www.interfire.org/features/serialarsonists/motive_based...
www.interfire.org/features/serialarsonists/motive_based/chapter_1.asp
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In arson, the victim is not always present at the crime scene, and thus may be expected to have mini- mal effect on the arsonist's behaviour, ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/GQG2275402112228.pdf
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Written by Dr. Dian Williams, owner and founder of the Center for Arson Research, this text provides the latest qualified research into arsonist behavior. The Federal Government recognizes her as one of only six arson research fellows in the United States.
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www.lawyersandjudges.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=1206
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In this film he shows the remarkable display behavior of 14 species of paradise and bowerbirds. The result is a wonderful film which is full of color and revelation as the many elaborate courtship behaviors exhibited by these birds were so artfully captured.
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www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Film/filmcat2002.pdf
www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Film/filmcat2002.pdf
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Dr. Williams owns the Center for Arson Research and has lectured on fire setting behavior for over 20 years, in the USA and abroad. She appears regularly in the print and visual media. Dian Williams is qualified as an expert on arsonist behavior in state and federal courts in the US.
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www.usask.ca/nursing/custodycaring/abstracts/wsb.htm
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