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Collins, J., Barnoux, Magali and Langdon, Peter E. (2022) A preliminary firesetting offence chain for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability . doi:10.3109/13668250.2022.2037186 (In Press)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2022.2037186
Abstract
Background
The theoretical understanding of firesetting behaviour has predominantly been developed with men in prisons or psychiatric hospitals without neurodevelopmental disabilities. Consequently, there is a lack of evidence regarding the validity of current theory when applied to adults with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
Method
Thirteen adults in England with intellectual and other developmental disabilities were interviewed about the affective, cognitive, behavioural, and contextual factors leading up to and surrounding a recorded firesetting incident. Offence account interviews were analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.
Results
The resulting model consists of four main phases: (1) background, (2) early adulthood, (3) pre-offence period, and (4) offence, and post offence period.
Conclusion
The model accounts for unique precursors to firesetting within this population including mental health deterioration, poor problem solving, and new motivations for firesetting. Unlike other offence chain theories, the Firesetting Offence Chain for Adults with Intellectual and other Developmental disabilities highlights the significance of post offence behaviour and cognitions (e.g., an attempt to extinguish the fire).
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Informa Healthcare | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1366-8250 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2022 | ||||||||
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| DOI: | 10.3109/13668250.2022.2037186 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||||
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