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PubMed1989

[An arsonist with a sexual motivation].

In the period 1963-1983 expert opinion was given 147 times on the criminal accountability of premeditated arsonists. In 12% of the cases the crime was sexually motivated. We exemplify the transition of the motive from heightened SELBSTWERTERLEBEN through FREUDE UND ALLGEMEINE LUST in fire to (pre)sexual motivation. The individual features of these 18 cases are noted and distinguished, and the conclusions reached in the expert testimony set out.

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PubMed1988

[Arson and (para-) suicide].

There have been forensic-psychiatric observations from 1963 to 1983 concerning the offenders responsibility in case of deliberate arson with 12 out of 147 suits being closely related to (para-)suicide. According the variety of relations we distinguish between fire as pure means of suicide, fire used to take along the living space or people, suicide committed in consequence of arson, furthermore arson as a symbolic suicide, and finally acting alternately with both arson as well as parasuicide.

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PubMed1988

["Firesetting caused by homesickness"].

This account of one of the now rare cases of fire-raising through homesickness brings into clear relief what is peculiar to the abnormal development of the fire-raiser's personality, the abnormal pattern of subjective experience and the abnormal motivation of the criminal act.

Adult↗
PubMed1986

Effect of civil unrest on the incidence of violent and non-natural deaths.

The unrest situation in South Africa since September 1984 has led to the escalation of violence and numerous incidents of confrontation between security forces and unruly crowds. The failure of routine law enforcement methods to alleviate the situation resulted in declaration of a State of Emergency in various parts of the country on 21 July 1985 and in the Western Cape area on 26 October 1985. The possible effect of civil unrest on the incidence and nature of underlying violence and crime in society leading to non-natural deaths is analysed from data for a 10-year period obtained from the official Death Register of the South African Police mortuary draining the Greater Cape Town area. Yearly and monthly trends in the incidence of non-natural deaths are also compared with those for death from natural causes. Attention is given to the incidence of homicidal sharp and blunt injuries and specifically to fatal gunshot injuries resulting from civilian shootings compared with those resulting from police or security force action. Mortality and general unrest figures associated with the situation in the Greater Cape Town area are finally compared with national figures for 1985 and the first months of 1986. Some effects of lifting of the State of Emergency in the whole country on 7 March 1986 on mortality and unrest figures are presented. In conclusions, some recommendations are made for alterations to riot control methods in an attempt to prevent or reduce fatalities.

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A psychological profile of juvenile firesetters in residential treatment: a replication study.

Results of a replication study of juvenile firesetters confirms, in general, findings of the earlier study: juveniles who feel unwanted or abused or who become aroused by watching or setting fires are most likely to be firesetters. There were, however, significant differences in certain results of the first and second studies, which indicate a need for further research.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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A psychological profile of juvenile firesetters in residential treatment.

Psychological test data of 30 known juvenile and adolescent firesetters were compared with those of a matched control group, within a residential treatment center, to distinguish the identifying characteristics of each group. Hypotheses based on 80 variables found in the literature on firesetting were treated by using a standard test equivalent for each variable. Of the hypotheses, 14 were found to differentiate significantly the two groups, but not all in the predicted direction. Four characteristics were found to be sufficient to discriminate between the groups with greater efficiency than any other combination of variables. A predictor equation is set forth.

Adolescent↗