Improving the identification of juvenile firesetters at high risk of recidivism

提高对累犯高风险青少年放火者的识别

• 批准号: LP100100558
• 负责人: Prof Dorothy Bruck
• 金额: $ 5.57万
• 依托单位: Victoria University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2011-07-31 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100100558
• 关键词: Improving; identification; juvenile; firesetters; risk

Young firesetters are not only responsible for some fifth of all fires, they also are at risk of becoming adult arsonists. Australian fire services provide educational programs for young firesetters but about a third may continue to light fires. This project will allow clarification of variables most associated with ongoing firesetting behaviour (recidivism), better prediction of high risk juveniles, understanding of the predictive value of a screening tool, valid assessment of recidivism rates and an increased understanding of mental health agency involvement with firesetter families. These outcomes will help improve programs involving juvenile firesetters, thereby reducing arson and the high cost of uncontrolled fire.

年轻的纵火犯不仅要对大约五分之一的火灾负责，他们还面临着成为成年纵火犯的风险。 澳大利亚消防部门为年轻的消防员提供教育项目，但大约三分之一的人可能会继续点火。 该项目将允许澄清与正在进行的纵火行为（累犯）最相关的变量，更好地预测高风险青少年，了解筛选工具的预测价值，有效评估累犯率，并增加对心理健康机构参与纵火家庭的了解。 这些结果将有助于改善涉及青少年消防员的项目，从而减少纵火和不受控制的火灾的高成本。