Arson is a criminal act which is related to the fire setting. It can be done intentionally or recklessly by a person who inflicts harm to his own property or to another property having some reason for this action. Arson is considered to be a crime. According to the laws of the criminal justice system, all the arsonists should be punished. The types of punishment include prison sentences, seizure of all asserts and financial penalties depending on the degree of criminal act. Arson investigation starts with the fire itself. To create and sustain a fire three factors must be present. The three factors are known as the fire triangle. The fire triangle consists of oxygen, a fuel source, and heat. In most cases the percentage of oxygen concentration
The first step of a comprehensive incendiary investigation is fire scene investigation. In the Tight Shoe Inc. report this is shown in the background information, property description, type of incident, fire cause, incendiary device description, evidence, photographs, property, and documentary evidence. This step reflects the work done and collected at the fire scene. The next step is assessment of investigative needs which is shown in the Tight Shoe Inc. report under motive and interviewing firefighters and other first responders. This step is usually done on the scene of the fire or right after. The following step is formulation and evaluation of a strategy which is shown in the Tight Shoe Inc. report under prosecution reports, obtaining search warrants and arson laboratory report. The next step of implementation of strategic plan is shown under insurance and potential criminal violations. The final step of the process is presentation of formal investigation is shown under summation of the investigation.
In the case, “Facing a Fire” prepared by Ann Buchholtz, there are several problems and issues to identify in determining if Herman Singer should rebuild the factory due to a fire or retire on his insurance proceeds. I believe that this case is about social reform and self-interest. I think that Singer needs to ask himself, what is in the firm’s best economic interests. There are several things to question within this case, what should Herman Singer do and why, should he rebuild the factory or begin retirement, if he rebuilds, should he relocate the firm to an area where wages are lower and what provisions, if any, should Singer make for his employees as well as for the community?
2. Did you easily find the National Criminal Justice Reference Service when you searched for NCJRS on the search tools?
Words have so many different meanings. Just pick up a dictionary to discover the many different meanings of the same word. Have you ever wondered where the meaning of the word originated? Maybe you have asked what a word means when another has used it out of context. How did one word come to mean so many different things? This paper will allow me to explore the definition of burn and where it originated. I will also discover how it has changed over the years and what the definition is today.
Within the Federal Government there are three main branches; “the Legislative, the Judicial, and Executive” (Phaedra Trethan, 2013). They have the same basic shape and the same basic roles were written in the Constitution in 1787.
A highly superstitious and dark comedy, that exhibits the demise of the main character by being an accomplice to his own downfall, is exactly what you will find with the play production of The Arsonists. The play was set in a small town where there had been rumors about arsonists being in other towns nearby and burning whole cities down, so all the townspeople had been warned to be cautions of unknown guests who wanted to come into their personal homes. This warning did not phase everyone in the town, as the play shows how one can go against their gut instinct, which in turn can cause an unwanted and worse outcome for themselves and others. At the beginning of the play Mr. Biederman, the main character, is not a suspecting accomplice to one
The criminal justice system is composed of three parts – Police, Courts and Corrections – and all three work together to protect an individual’s rights and the rights of society to live without fear of being a victim of crime. According to merriam-webster.com, crime is defined as “an act that is forbidden or omission of a duty that is commanded by public law and that makes the offender liable to punishment by that law.” When all the three parts work together, it makes the criminal justice system function like a well tuned machine.
A fire quickly burns and ends as quick as it started, however the firefighters on the scene can not determine the source of the fire, that's when they call the fire investigator. The fire investigator is an investigator for fires, he determines the source of the fire and if anyone purposely caused the fire or if it was an accident. He can tell where the fire originated just like a real detective at a crime scene. However A fire investigator requires communication skills, critical thinking skills, and integrity.
Investigating an arson is very difficult because fires tend to destroy evidence and firefighters while fighting the blaze will move things around and destroy even more evidence. Once an investigation is open for an arson, investigators need to find the source of heat and the material ignited in order to determine if it was a set fire. The two most important question investigators will ask is where and how did the fire start? When a fire has multiple starting points that should raise the level of suspicion and dictate if the fire was purposely set. Other preliminary steps to take is for investigators to find ignition devices. These devices can be gasoline, chemicals, matches, or other types of accelerants. Accelerants also known as boosters speeds of the process of a fire by adding to the initial fire for the fire to burn rapidly and increase the intensity. Firefighter and law enforcement can look for melted metals or similar materials. This can mean that accelerants were used because metals usually burn at about 3,000*F. The most important thing for law enforcement and fire fighters when suspecting an arson is to not move and contaminate any physical evidence. The first thing they should secure is any harm or injuries and clear
Pyromania is the obsessive desire to set things on fire. People who are diagnosed with pyromania deliberately and purposefully set things on fire on more than one occasion and it can not be associated with any other psychiatric disorder. It is also referred as pathological fire setting (Grant, 2013, p.254). Individuals with this disorder are regular fire watchers. They may set off false fire alarms and even spend time at fire departments. Some of them even become firefighters. People with pyromania experience gratification, pleasure, or relief when setting the fire, witnessing its effects or participating in its aftermath (DSM5, 2013, p. 476). “The fire setting is not done for monetary gain, as an expression of sociopolitical ideology”
The main argument of controlled fires is that all the factors involved have to be perfect. No variable can be outside of your control. Controlled fires have common things with specific burn plans which designs and its approval. The following conditions have to be in order for a controlled fire to burn, weather conditions, the topography, available fuel, a particular ignituon pattern and many more others. Additionally controlled burns worl best on low intensity fires not necessarily fires that are high intensity. Controlled fires are based on low intensity burns. Another enviromental argument is that many people dont think that this type of forest management system is effective. Not all are the same and ass big or as small. There are 2 types
What is arson? Black’s Law Dictionary defines the term as “the criminal act of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to buildings, midland areas, vehicles or other properly with the intent to cause damage and/ or cover up a primary criminal activity of some nature.” (Garner, 2009) Arson can also involve fires deliberately set to the property of another or to one’s own property to collect insurance compensation. A person committing this crime is called an arsonist.
This semester in “Introduction to Criminal Justice” I have learned a vast amount of information that will help me with careers in the criminal justice field. Throughout this class we have been able to see several jobs that are from each area of criminal justice. After this semester I know criminal justice is the degree that I want to stick with. No matter what job I do I will be able to make an impact in someone's life. Reward is better than the salary. When going into criminal justice one must know that they are not going to be making a whole lot of money but making a difference will make it all worth it.
Also, Criminal Investigators can determine how a fire started by using computer analysis devices. Whether or not an accelerant was used in a fire such as: gasoline, kerosene, lighter fluid, or if the fire just accidentally happened.
...r it is arson, an uncontrolled camp fire, or a cigarette butt it doesn’t take much for humans to spark a disaster. Yet there is as well a few set by good old Mother Nature. On top of the effects on the earth as well as humans, there is only one thing we all can do and that is listen to our old pal Smokey the Bear when he says, “only you can prevent wildfire.”