... and an extensive criminal history for other offences are relatively common for fire setters with ID. It follows that there is a need for treatment programs for this group to include treatment targeting a range of criminal behaviours, rather than only specialised treatment focussed on fire setting. Over one-third...

...Ashlee Curtis; Keith McVilly; Andrew Day Purpose – Offenders with intellectual disability (ID) who commit arson and other acts of fire setting are over-represented in the criminal justice system in Australia, as in many other jurisdictions. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight...

... A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Findings Only four studies which evaluated treatment programmes specifically for arsonists with an intellectual disability were identified. Although each of these studies reported a reduction in fire‐setting behaviour following programme completion, all...