- Author
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Executive Summary. National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program.
- Coporate
- U.S. Fire Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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FA 148,
June 1994,
10 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Keywords
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juveniles
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firesetters
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arson
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fire prevention
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management systems
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evaluation
- Abstract
- Juveniles are responsible for a significant proportion of both the accidental and international fires that occur each year in the United States. Since the mid-1970s, national, state, and local officials have been turning more attention to the problem of juvenile firesetting and have experimented with various approaches to reducing it. Nonetheless, many experts believe that there are significant gaps in our knowledge and practice. In response to these concerns, in 1987 the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) began a new research and development program intended to conceptualize, design, develop, and evaluate a variety of community-based approaches to prevent and control juvenile firesetting. The initiative was known as the National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program (NJF/ACP).