Adult Deliberate Firesetting. Theresa A. Gannon

      

WILEY SERIES IN FORENSIC CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Adult Deliberate Firesetting

      Theory, Assessment, and Treatment

       Theresa A. Gannon

       Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

       Nichola Tyler

       School of PsychologyVictoria University of Wellington, NZ

       Caoilte Ó Ciardha

       Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

       Emma Alleyne

       Centre of Research and Education in Forensic PsychologyUniversity of Kent, UK

This edition first published 2022

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For Tony Ward: Thanks for being a wonderful mentor.

       Theresa A. Gannon

       For my family: Thank you for encouraging me to listen and learn.

       Nichola Tyler

       Do Mathilde agus Maud.

       Caoilte Ó Ciardha

       For my parents, Noreen and Gerald Alleyne, who encouraged me to take advantage of every opportunity.

Emma Alleyne

Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Series page

      3  Title page

      4  Copyright

      5  Dedication

      6  About the Authors

      7  Preface

      8  Acknowledgments

      9  1 Deliberate Firesetting: A Prevalent Yet Neglected Clinical Issue

      10  2 Key Characteristics and Clinical Features of Individuals Who Set Deliberate Fires

      11  3 Theories of Deliberate Firesetting: Refreshing the M-TTAF

      12  4 Conducting Best Practice Risk Assessments in Deliberate Firesetting

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