Repeated arson: Data from criminal records

Forensic Science International

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  Barnett, Winfried ^a   Richter, Paul ^a   Renneberg, Babette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arson; Fire setting; Forensic Psychiatry; Pyromania

Indexed keywords

ARSON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HUMAN; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0033028115     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00012-2     Document Type: Article

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