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
7 Preface
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