Question 1

The intended victim and the target may be one and the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Fire setting behaviors are limited to use in criminal offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In late April of 2010, Robert Drown, Jr., pled guilty to charges relating to the 2007 murders of Jennifer Ison, 31, and her two daughters in Hitchins, Kentucky. Ison and her daughters, Shannah, 10, and Marissa, 3, were found dead inside their burned-out home in May 2007. Jennifer was strangled, Marissa died from smoke inhalation, and Shannah's death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head. Drown, a convicted sex offender, says he also raped Shannah before beating her and setting the home on fire. The convicted sex offender is charged with killing Jennifer Ison and her two young daughters last May, then torching their home to cover up the crime.
-Explain the motivation of the fire-setting behavior.

Accepted Answer

The fire-setting behavior was precautionary-oriented---aimed at concealing the homicide of Jennifer and the sexual homicide of Shannah.

Question 4

There can only be one intended victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What type of victim suffers loss, harm, injury, or death, by the offender in pursuit of another victim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intended 
B)  Targeted 
C)  Primary 
D)  Collateral 
A)  Intended 
B)  Targeted 
C)  Primary 
D)  Collateral

Question 6

Explain why offenders engage in precautionary-oriented fire-setting behavior. Provide 3 examples.

Accepted Answer

Precautionary-oriented fire setting and/

Question 7

_________refer to the sudden conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy with the production of heat, gases, and mechanical pressure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bombs 
B)  Explosions 
C)  Accelerants 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Bombs 
B)  Explosions 
C)  Accelerants 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Targets of fire setting and explosives include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual people 
B)  Property 
C)  Symbols 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Individual people 
B)  Property 
C)  Symbols 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime is an example of a deductive offender typology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following should be taken into account when assessing the offender's skill level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manufacturer 
B)  Point of origin 
C)  Method of initiation 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Manufacturer 
B)  Point of origin 
C)  Method of initiation 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

The method of fire setting initiation is dependent on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amount of delay time that is desired 
B)  The mobility of the target 
C)  The types of fuels or explosives used 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The amount of delay time that is desired 
B)  The mobility of the target 
C)  The types of fuels or explosives used 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

A group is defined as any collection of people unified by shared characteristics such as sex, race, color, religion, beliefs, activities, or achievement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What type of behavior is described by the term arson?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intentional setting of a fire with the additional intent to damage or defraud 
B)  The unintentional setting of a fire with the additional intent to damage or defraud 
C)  The intentional setting of a fire with unintentional damage or fraud 
D)  The unintentional setting of a fire with unintentional damage or fraud 
A)  The intentional setting of a fire with the additional intent to damage or defraud 
B)  The unintentional setting of a fire with the additional intent to damage or defraud 
C)  The intentional setting of a fire with unintentional damage or fraud 
D)  The unintentional setting of a fire with unintentional damage or fraud

Question 14

Which of the following is highly suggestive of a fire setter's intended target and the intended victim?

Accepted Answer

A)  The type of accelerant used 
B)  The method of initiation 
C)  Intent 
D)  The point of origin 
A)  The type of accelerant used 
B)  The method of initiation 
C)  Intent 
D)  The point of origin

Question 15

List and explain 3 crime scene characteristics that are specific to fire-setting behavior.

Accepted Answer

Crime scene characteristics wi

Question 16

_________targeting refers to any fire or explosive that is designed to inflict specific, focused, calculated amounts of damage to a specific target.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broad 
B)  Narrow 
C)  Primary 
D)  Collateral 
A)  Broad 
B)  Narrow 
C)  Primary 
D)  Collateral

Question 17

Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In late April of 2010, Robert Drown, Jr., pled guilty to charges relating to the 2007 murders of Jennifer Ison, 31, and her two daughters in Hitchins, Kentucky. Ison and her daughters, Shannah, 10, and Marissa, 3, were found dead inside their burned-out home in May 2007. Jennifer was strangled, Marissa died from smoke inhalation, and Shannah's death was caused by blunt force trauma to the head. Drown, a convicted sex offender, says he also raped Shannah before beating her and setting the home on fire. The convicted sex offender is charged with killing Jennifer Ison and her two young daughters last May, then torching their home to cover up the crime.
-Which victim is likely a collateral victim?

Accepted Answer

Collateral victim---a victim that an off

Question 18

Arson can be committed without intent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of precautionary-oriented fire setting behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting a fire in an apartment after robbing it 
B)  Burning a shed to destroy evidence left behind 
C)  Burning bloody victim clothing 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Setting a fire in an apartment after robbing it 
B)  Burning a shed to destroy evidence left behind 
C)  Burning bloody victim clothing 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Define the term target. Explain the difference between a target, an intended victim, and a
collateral victim.

Accepted Answer

A target is defined as the object of an

Exam 16: Fire and Explosives: Behavioral Aspects

The intended victim and the target may be one and the same.

Fire setting behaviors are limited to use in criminal offenses.

There can only be one intended victim.

What type of victim suffers loss, harm, injury, or death, by the offender in pursuit of another victim?

Explain why offenders engage in precautionary-oriented fire-setting behavior. Provide 3 examples.

_________refer to the sudden conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy with the production of heat, gases, and mechanical pressure.

Targets of fire setting and explosives include which of the following?

The FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime is an example of a deductive offender typology.

Which of the following should be taken into account when assessing the offender's skill level?

The method of fire setting initiation is dependent on what?

A group is defined as any collection of people unified by shared characteristics such as sex, race, color, religion, beliefs, activities, or achievement.

What type of behavior is described by the term arson?

Which of the following is highly suggestive of a fire setter's intended target and the intended victim?

List and explain 3 crime scene characteristics that are specific to fire-setting behavior.

_________targeting refers to any fire or explosive that is designed to inflict specific, focused, calculated amounts of damage to a specific target.

Arson can be committed without intent.

Which of the following is an example of precautionary-oriented fire setting behavior?

Define the term target. Explain the difference between a target, an intended victim, and a collateral victim.

A History of Criminal Profiling

Criminal Profiling: Science, Logic, and Cognition

Alternative Methods of Criminal Profiling

Forensic Psychology, Forensic Psychiatry, and Criminal Profiling

An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis

An Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis

Forensic Victimology

Sexual Deviance

Sexual Asphyxia

False Reports

An Introduction to Crime Reconstruction

Crime Scene Characteristics

Interpreting Motive

Case Linkage: Offender Modus Operandi and Signature

Cyberpatterns: Criminal Behavior on the Internet

Inferring Offender Characteristics

Psychopathy and Sadism

Sex Crimes

Domestic Homicide

Mass Murder

Serial Crime

Understanding and Interviewing Terrorists

Ethics and the Criminal Profiler

Criminal Profiling on Trial

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