Summary and Conclusions
Authored By: J. P. Prestemon, D. T. Butry
It seems clear that law enforcement deployment and other efforts to apprehend and incarcerate arsonists work to reduce wildland arson in the long run in high-arson locations in the United States. It is important to remember that wildland managers can use the same lessons as indicated for law enforcement. However, modern studies of the spatial and temporal patterns of wildland arson are few, and much remains to be investigated.
Subsections found in Summary and Conclusions
- Law Enforcement Lessons and Programs : Beginning with initial studies by Donoghue and Main (1985) through studies by the authors reported here, it seems clear that law enforcement deployment and other efforts to apprehend and incarcerate arsonists work to reduce wildland arson in the long run in high-arson locations in the United States.
- Wildland Manager Lessons : Wildland managers can use the same lessons as indicated for law enforcement.
- Future Research and Development Needs : Modern studies of the spatial and temporal patterns of wildland arson are few, and much remains to be investigated.
Encyclopedia ID: p3086
