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      Practical Fire and Arson Investigation

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      Practical Fire and Arson Investigation book

      ByDavid Butler, John Davies
      Edition 2nd Edition
      First Published 1996
      eBook Published 16 September 2013
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439831991
      Pages 432
      eBook ISBN 9780429246425
      Subjects Law
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      Butler, D., & Davies, J. (1996). Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781439831991

      ABSTRACT

      Did you know. . .
      . . . that arson has been described as the fastest-growing crime in America?
      . . . that arson is the most expensive crime committed?
      . . . that over 8 billion dollars was estimated lost due to fires in 1994?
      . . . that an estimated 86,000 structure fires of incendiary or suspicious origin were reported in 1994?
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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|10 pages

      Arson: The American Experience

      chapter 2|18 pages

      Arson Motives and Pathology

      chapter 3|26 pages

      Building Construction: Fire Problems and Precautions

      chapter 4|36 pages

      Chemistry and Behavior of Fire

      chapter 5|30 pages

      Determining Origin and Cause

      chapter 6|70 pages

      Eliminating Accidental Causes

      chapter 7|52 pages

      Investigating Fatal Fires

      chapter 8|32 pages

      Investigating Vehicular Fires

      chapter 9|54 pages

      Evidence

      chapter 10|22 pages

      Documenting the Fire/Crime Scene

      chapter 11|12 pages

      Surveillance

      chapter 12|24 pages

      Interviewing and Interrogation

      chapter 13|6 pages

      Court Qualification and Testimony

      chapter 14|12 pages

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