Young firesetters and their fires - research and clinical perspectives

摘要

With delegates representing; fire and rescue services, the Fire Service College, mental health, juvenile justice, adult prisons, residential children's services, secure units and hospitals, risk management, civil contingency, the NHS, local authorities, education, training, psychology, academia, faith groups and private practice, there was a truly multi-agency dimension to the day. Organised by fabtic and the Cognitive Centre, the conference was led throughout by Dr David Kolko, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Paediatrics and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Professor Kolko is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on juvenile firesetting behaviour and is due to publish his next manual on the subject in 2016.