Case Study Of The Juvender Coping Fire Setter

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Once that a juvenile needs to be interviewed in regards to the investigation of a fire the interview should be done in a quiet area or room free of noise, distractions, and interruptions. One mindset of the juvenile fire setter is to demonstrate that authority figures have no impact on them and will demonstrate a “bad attitude”. The ability to annoy and frustrate an investigator is rewarding to them. One way to counteract this tactic is to ignore it as best as possible. The investigator needs to stay on track and keep the focus on the goal of getting the needed information. The investigator needs to be clear to the juvenile the purpose of the interview and expectations beforehand. The investigator needs to open with what will happen to the …show more content…

The disordered coping fire setter will set dangerous and frequent fires that cannot be ignored, justified, or explained. This type of fire setter appears to have more symptoms related to emotional dysfunction and poor connection to people than any other type of fire setters. This type does not seek help for their problems, does not expect help, and has very poor coping strategies when facing moments of stress. They suffer from a failure to meet social expectations, standards, and values. Simply put, the disordered coping fire setter begins to get into trouble everywhere and with everything at a very young age. Gender differences are not as pronounced in this type of fire setters as both boys and girls experience the same behaviors until around the age of fourteen. Both the girls and boys describe growing up in a chaotic family environment with feelings of extreme anger most of the time. Studies have shown that more girls in this subtype will express remorse for their actions, but the boys will not. The boys will continue setting fires into adult life, but the girls in this group of fire setters, by age fourteen, will move onto high risk sexual

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