An answer to ANY ONE OR MORE of the following questions will qualify for payment

1 Do arsonists seem to start fires when they get out of prison more
than other types of career criminals?

2.Do landlocked States produce more Arsonists than States with an ocean shoreline?

3.Can you name any 3 of the top 10 States that currently have the most
firebugs behind bars?

4. Does the prison minister Charles Colson have any specific treatment
options geared just to firebugs?

Thankyou, McIsencraft

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 03 Jun 2004 08:46 PDT

According to this June 2002 Study conducted by the FEDERAL BUREAU OF
JUSTICE the recidivism rate for convicted arsonists is 57.7%, well
below that of most other crimes.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS: RECIDIVISM STUDY
http://www.cor.state.pa.us/stats/lib/stats/BJS%20Recidivism%20Study.pdf

Please let me know if this qualifies as one of your requirements.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by mcisencraft-ga on 03 Jun 2004 08:58 PDT

tutuzdad  Yes it is one of the pramaters and does qualify. I wouldn't
mind the national average of career criminals to compare to, but will
pay on just what you were able to get so far.

Did you happen to notice any States that had a higher or lower ratio of firebugs?

Anyway post what youve got and as promised I will pay. Thankyou.

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Clarification of Question by mcisencraft-ga on 04 Jun 2004 15:20 PDT

tutuzdad.  Yes it qualifies for payment. Thankyou. As soon as the
button appears on my screen I will pay you. Regards, M.

Dear mcisencraft-ga;

Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. Per your request I am reposting this as an answer in order
to close your question:

According to this June 2002 Study conducted by the FEDERAL BUREAU OF
JUSTICE the recidivism rate for convicted arsonists is 57.7%, well
below that of most other crimes.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS: RECIDIVISM STUDY
http://www.cor.state.pa.us/stats/lib/stats/BJS%20Recidivism%20Study.pdf

Other relevant documents may be found here:

NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE
http://virlib.ncjrs.org/corr.asp?category=44&subcategory=26
(Many of these documents are surprisingly rather current)

US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm#recidivism

US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PAROLE AND PROBATION POPULATIONS, 1997
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/papp97.htm

RELEVANCE TO SECURITY
http://www.dss.mil/nf/adr/crime/crimeT.htm
Related to US Department of Defense. See in particular the links
entitled: ?STATISTICS ON ADULT RECIDIVISM? and ?STATISTICS ON JUVENILE
RECIDIVISM?


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As an indicator for Question 1 

Do arsonists seem to start fires when they get out of prison more than
other types of career criminals?

Answer: 

a)	Yes. 73% of arsonists after release start fires again within 90 days.
b)	The reason we use the word "career criminals" is to distinguish
their speciality in crimes. Not to segment them, as general criminals
who commit crime for a living.
c)	In the same manner as we have career professionals like doctors,
lawyers and dentists who specialise by way of occupation derived by
formal education, career criminals also specialise in segmented
criminal activity.
d)	These segments are for example, theft, robbery, car jacking, drugs,
rape, assault etc. Arsonists are one of these segmental categories.
e)	A true arsonist is habitual in nature and desire. It is in fact a
physiological need that must be satisfied, such as eating, drinking
etc. over which they have little control, such as a drug addict or
cigarette smoker. The difference is that the addiction is based on the
necessity to satisfy a ?pleasure? need and that is the addiction.
f)	That is why the reoffence rate worldwide, is 73% and it is an area
of study that is ignored because of intrinsic difficulties associated
with the general rejection (by arsonists) of the concept that their
activities are genetically inherent and that arson satisfies a
physiological need. It is akin to an alcoholic who will not admit to
being an alcoholic.
g)	Then there are different forms of arsonists, which are calculating
based on their needs, such as commercial (for profit or gain),
domineering (to establish control and fear) and agricultural, to
control land and rotational agriculture.
h)	
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in answer to your questions.

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