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Australians know the devastation of bushfires all too well. So why would anyone deliberately light a fire?
In this episode of Criminal Psychology, our new four-part series on unusual crimes and unusual minds, we're exploring the psychology of arson.
Answering questions like, how does it relate to pyromania? What do we know about the profile of a typical arsonist? And how do investigators track down the source of a blaze?
Guests:
Dr Paul ReadClimate criminologist
Dr Nichola TylerSenior lecturer, forensic psychologySwinburne University of Technology
Richard WoodsDirector, Wildfire Investigations and AnalysisAdjunct Associate Lecturer, Wildfire Investigation, Charles Sturt University
Credits:
Extra information:
Adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who deliberately set fires: A systematic review
The truth about Australia's fires — arsonists aren't responsible for many this season
Some Coalition MPs say that arson is mostly to blame for the bushfire crisis. Here are the facts
Deliberately lit vegetation fires in Australia
Clinical characteristics of child and adolescent psychiatric outpatients engaging in fireplay or arson: a case–control study
What are the differences between children and adolescents who deliberately light fires?
The Acquisition of Fire
By ABC4.5
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Australians know the devastation of bushfires all too well. So why would anyone deliberately light a fire?
In this episode of Criminal Psychology, our new four-part series on unusual crimes and unusual minds, we're exploring the psychology of arson.
Answering questions like, how does it relate to pyromania? What do we know about the profile of a typical arsonist? And how do investigators track down the source of a blaze?
Guests:
Dr Paul ReadClimate criminologist
Dr Nichola TylerSenior lecturer, forensic psychologySwinburne University of Technology
Richard WoodsDirector, Wildfire Investigations and AnalysisAdjunct Associate Lecturer, Wildfire Investigation, Charles Sturt University
Credits:
Extra information:
Adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism who deliberately set fires: A systematic review
The truth about Australia's fires — arsonists aren't responsible for many this season
Some Coalition MPs say that arson is mostly to blame for the bushfire crisis. Here are the facts
Deliberately lit vegetation fires in Australia
Clinical characteristics of child and adolescent psychiatric outpatients engaging in fireplay or arson: a case–control study
What are the differences between children and adolescents who deliberately light fires?
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