NCJ Number
14437
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 41 Issue: 7 Dated: (JULY 1974) Pages: 32-33
Date Published
1974
Length
2 pages
Annotation
ALTHOUGH LARGE LOSSES ARE CAUSED BY FIRES, THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT NUMBERS OF ADEQUATELY TRAINED INVESTIGATORS TO DETERMINE THE TRUE CAUSE OF FIRES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR NOTES THAT A SURVEY OF STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CONDUCTED BY THE ARSON COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE INDICATES THAT VERY FEW POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENTS TRAIN PERSONNEL IN ARSON INVESTIGATION. HE NOTES THAT HISTORICALLY, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE NOT COOPERATED IN ASSIGNING INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THAT THE AVERAGE LOSS PER FIRE CAN EQUAL OR EXCEED THE AVERAGE LOSS PER CRIME.