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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Problem of Children and Fire: An Historical Perspective | |
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| Fire Use in Society | |
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| Scope of the Problem | |
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| Efforts to Deal with the Problem | |
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| Juvenile Firesetting: Past, Present, and Future | |
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| References | |
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| Developmental Perspectives on Children and Fire | |
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| Fascinated by Fire: A Cultural Fixation | |
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| Status Report: People and Fire | |
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| Development of an Interest in Fire | |
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| The Preschool Child | |
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| The Industrial Revolution: The Latency Period | |
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| Adolescence: True Rebels Don't Need a Cause | |
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| References | |
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| Research Studies on the Problem | |
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| Introduction to the Research Literature | |
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| Prevalence of Fireplay and Firesetting | |
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| Description and Parameters of Children's Fires | |
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| Motives and Typologies | |
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| Correlates of and Risk Factors for Firesetting | |
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| Intervention and Treatment | |
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| Recidivism and Follow-Up | |
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| Relationship to Studies of Adult Arson | |
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| Future Directions | |
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| References | |
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| The Interdisciplinary Approach to Juvenile Firesetting: A Dialogue | |
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| How Did You Get Started? | |
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| How Do You Deal with Data? | |
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| How and to Whom Do You Provide Technical Assistance? | |
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| How Do You Manage the Training Needs of Staff? | |
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| How Do You Keep the Lines of Communication Open? | |
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| Common Ground | |
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| References | |
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| Fundamentals of Fire Investigation | |
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| The Nature and Science of Fire | |
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| Arson: Legal and Criminal Considerations | |
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| How Public Fire Investigations Work | |
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| Solving Fire Ground Investigations | |
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| How Juvenile Firesetter Incidents Are Solved | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Talking the Talk: Tips and Techniques for Interviewing Juveniles | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Legal Issues When Conducting a Juvenile Interrogation | |
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| Collecting Background Information | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Appendix C | |
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| Appendix D | |
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| Appendix E | |
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| Screening and Triage Tools | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The FEMA Interview Tool | |
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| The Revised FEMA Interview Tool | |
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| Juvenile with Fire--The Oregon Screening Tool | |
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| Validation | |
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| The Screening Interview | |
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| The Interview Location | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Assessing Recent Firesetting Behavior and Taking a Firesetting History | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The First Step in Taking a Firesetting History: The Cause-and-Origin Report | |
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| Structured Assessments of Firesetting Behavior | |
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| A Narrative Approach to Taking a Firesetting History and Assessing Firesetting Behavior | |
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| The Use of the Firesetting History Interview in the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Programs | |
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| Comments and Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Clinical Assessment of Juvenile Firesetters and Their Families: Tools and Tips | |
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| The Assessment of Fire-Related Characteristics, Risks, and Targets | |
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| The Firesetting Risk Interview and Children's Firesetting Interviews | |
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| The Fire Protocol | |
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| Juvenile Firesetter Needs Assessment Protocol | |
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| The Cycles Model | |
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| General Clinical Assessment: Goals and Representative Measures and Methods | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Fire Safety Education and Skills Training | |
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| Background and Rationale | |
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| Recommended Strategies, Methods, and Materials | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Three Models of Educational Interventions for Child and Adolescent Firesetters | |
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| The Firesetting Typologies: Background and Rationale | |
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| The Firesetting Typologies and Intervention | |
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| The Six Characteristics of Effective Intervention Programs | |
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| Educational Intervention for Curious Firesetters | |
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| Part Three: The Family Component | |
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| Summary | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Parent and Community Fire Education: Integrating Awareness in Public Education Programs | |
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| Child-Caused Fires with Historical and Contemporary Perspectives | |
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| Limited Adult Awareness of Fire Concerns | |
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| Fireplay and Firesetting: A Continuum from Naive to Malicious | |
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| Updating Fire Prevention and Response Requirements | |
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| Working to Understand the Dynamics of Child Fire Usage | |
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| Asking the Questions, Gathering the Data | |
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| Each Agency and Discipline Carries A Unique "Bucket" | |
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| Opportunities to Learn Together and from Each Other | |
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| Many Ways, One Goal | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Child, Parent, and Family Treatment: Cognitive--Behavioral Interventions | |
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| Overview | |
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| Selected Child Treatment Procedures | |
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| Parenting Effectiveness Techniques | |
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| Family Work: Skills Training Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Residential Treatment of Latency-Aged Youth with Firesetting Behavior | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Residential Care for Firesetters | |
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| Program Development, Implementation Strategies, and Follow-up | |
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| Program Design, Considerations, and Planning | |
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| Implementation, Intervention, and Treatment Strategies | |
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| Discharge, After-Care, and Relapse Prevention | |
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| Secure Residential Treatment for Adolescent Firesetters | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Treatment Begins with Assessment | |
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| Treatment Planning: A Three-Step Process | |
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| Specialized Firesetter Group Treatment | |
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| Evaluating Treatment: Did it Work? | |
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| Managing Transitions to Less Restrictive Facilities | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Appendix C | |
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| Juvenile Justice Diversion and Intervention | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Assessing A Youth's Risk | |
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| Characteristics of Juvenile Justice Programs | |
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| Assessment and Evaluation | |
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| Intervention Services | |
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| Program Examples | |
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| Case Management and System Issues | |
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| Further Considerations and Future Directions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Needed Directions | |
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| References | |