Discuss the link between juveniles and fire setting
What will be an ideal response?
Arson is typically not one of the first offenses that come to mind when juvenile delinquency is mentioned. However, juveniles are arrested for a greater share of arson than any other age group; approximately half of all people arrested for arson are juveniles. Juvenile fire-setters are typically defined as children or adolescents who engage in fire-setting. There is a strong link between juvenile abuse victimization and fire-setting. Abuse and neglect is a risk factor that contributes to a more severe course of fire-setting. When fire-setting occurs as a result of neglect or abuse, the removal of outside stressors can often cause the fire-setting behavior to cease. Fire-setting among this group of offenders is a coping mechanism for the troubled youth who have been victimized.
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