Understanding The Arsonist From Assessment To Confession 2nd Edition Dian L Williams by Dian L. Williams 9781936360147, 1936360144 instant download after payment.

This revised and expanded second edition provides the latest qualified research into arsonist behavior. New and exampded chapters tackle topics such as female firestarters, revenge firestarters, and thrillseeker firestarters. Dr. Dian Williams, owner and founder of the Center for Arson Research, offers a look at the reasons individuals set fires and the research that influenced it. The Federal Government recognizes her as one of only six arson research fellows in the United States. This text is the only complete collection of her extensive research into firesetting, gathered through interviews with actual or suspected firesetters, analysis of the data, and clinical interpretation of the findings. You ll learn about six specific psychological profiles of firesetters, their motivation for setting fires, and the types of fires they set.