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    Please take into consideration my submission on the enforcement of tighter laws around the crime of Arson. I am writing to you because there is a great concern for the amount of Arson related crimes that are occurring within the state of Tasmania. Statistics show that more than half of Tasmania is above average in fires per year compared with all of the other states in Australia (Australian Bureau of Meteorology, 2015). Tightening the laws around Arson, will most definitely guarantee Tasmania to become more safe, harmonious and more equitable. Overview Arson is a growing crime in Tasmania which is often committed for things such as insurance fraud, Revenge, use of fire to attempt to conceal another crime and also pyromania (an obsessive…

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    Serial Arson

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    Arson is defined as being the illegal burning of a building or other property. Serial arson is the malicious burning of the dwelling of another. A serial arsonist is someone who compulsively sets fires. 25% of all fires started are arson. On average, arson causes $2 billion dollars in property. 700 lives are lost a year due to arson. Most arsonists are male, only about 10% of arsonists are females. Children are the culprits of about 50% of fires. Of the children, 70% of them are under 10. In…

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    Arson Statistics

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    Statement of the Problem Arson is the willful and malicious burning of a person’s property. In most states it is a crime to burn any building, even if you own it. If you burn a building with the intention to defraud insurance, it is a separate crime (1). In the chart, it shows the rate of arson in Massachusetts versus the national rate. The data ranges from the years 2007 to 2012. In comparison, Massachusetts does not have a lot of cases of arson. The number also stays within a close range…

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    Georgia Arson Case Study

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    against the crime of arson are divided into three degrees of severity; first, second and third degree arson which can be found under Georgia Code Title 16, Sections 16-7-60, 16-7-61 and 16-7-63. All degrees of arson in the state of Georgia are prosecuted as felonies. Although the penalties for each degree are slightly different as well as their definitions, they have all been expanded through the years to cover the burning of any type of property. i.e. personal property, buildings, land,…

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    As promised, Kel arrived at nine the next morning. Watching from the corner of his eye as they drove to the police station, he could tell Johnny was nervous by how he was trying to resist digging into upper legs. Hoping to ease his mind, he told John, “I spoke to Detective Crockett last night. He promised that the head of the arson investigations, an Allan Gardener, will make sure to be there so it’s easier for you. I was told that a stenographer will be there as well. That way once she…

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    Wild Fire Research Paper

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    There are three conditions that need to be present in order for a wildfire to burn, which firefighters refer to as the fire triangle: fuel, oxygen, and a heat source. Fuel is any flammable material surrounding a fire, including trees, grasses, brush, even homes. The greater an area's fuel load, the more intense the fire. Air supplies the oxygen a fire needs to burn. Heat sources help spark the wildfire and bring fuel to temperatures hot enough to ignite. Lightning, burning campfires or…

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    Arsonist Case Study

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    Psychological behavior in arsonists Arson is a crime that occurs worldwide, it has an immense impact on the victims and the community the arson takes place in. Arson leads to major financial damage, serious injury, or even death. In many cases in attempting to link psychiatric abnormalities to the arsonists have been focused on sexual motivation for firesetting. This psychiatric flaw has been linked to urination, homosexuality and cruelty to animals in the childhoods of firesetters have all…

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    Forest fires in the West A wildfire is an instance of uncontrolled burning in brush, grasslands, or woodlands. Wildfires can threaten the lives of people, and animals. It will also destroy property and natural resources. A wildfire can occur anytime of the year, but will most likely occur during hot, and dry weather. Wildfires are characterized by thick smoke that can be seen miles away. These fires can burn for days, and weeks. They have the potential to wipe out an entire forest. There are 3…

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    Wildfires Research Paper

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    Some of the biggest reasons for wildfires are lightning, volcano eruptions, dry habitat, sparks from falling rocks and the biggest of all is human actions. Anywhere from three million to ten million acres are burned from wildfires in the United States each year. Whether it is on purpose or on accident human action caused wildfires are responsible for a large percentage of damages each year. In the United States there are typically between sixty thousand and eighty thousand wildfires each year.…

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