Stopping the Violence.VIP

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Violence
• Indicators
• Prevention

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Making the Connection Animal Cruelty
• Fire Setting
• Domestic Violence

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Steering Committee
• Clark County Animal Protection Control
• Child Abuse Intervention Center
• Vancouver Fire Services
• SW Washington Humane Society
• Washington State Division of Children Family
  Services
• Clark County Fire Marshal

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Role of Community
• Recognize the Connection
• Work Together Toward Solutions
• Set Goals
• Get the Information Out
• Measuring Success

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Goals
• Provide information regarding behavioral
  indicators of potential violence.
• Develop reporting procedures when indicators are
  identified.
• Provide information and resources to address
  violence indicators.
• Enhance cross training among community service
  and regulatory agencies.

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Steps To Make A Difference!
• Familiarize yourself with potential indicators
• Dont assume someone else is aware of a potential
  problem
• Dont ignore even minor acts of cruelty toward
  animals by children or adults.
• Tell other people about the links between
  indicators and later acts of violence.

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• VIP Committee Determinations
• Create Information Brochure
• Encourage Reporting
• Internal - External Reporting Forms
• Identify Contact and Distribution lists

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Stopping the Violence.VIP

• Future Goals
• Identifying GAPS
• In Resources
• Data Sharing
• Cross Training
• Public Education
• Initiate Action

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• RCW 16.52.205 Animal Cruelty
• 1st Degree - Class C felony
• 27 States recognize cruelty as felony
• Except when authorized by law
• a) inflict pain
• b) cause injury
• c) kills with undue suffering, or
• causes minor to inflict suffering or death

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• RCW 16.52.205 Animal Cruelty
• 2nd Degree - misdemeanor
• Fails to provide basic needs
• Abandons
• Affirmative defense - economic distress

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• CC 8.11.070 Cruelty to Animals
• Willfully kill, injure, poison, torture or
  torment
• Cause or allow any animal to endure pain,
  suffering or injury
• Neglect to aid or attempt to alleviate pain,
  suffering or injury
• Neglect or fail to provide minimum care

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• CC 8.11.070 Cruelty to Animals
• Food - Water
• In each period of twenty-four (24) consecutive
  hours
• Food to allow for normal growth or maintenance
  of body weight
• Open or adequate access to potable water

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• Shelter
• Pets - Access to an enclosed structure
• Livestock - protection from adverse environmental
  elements

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• Veterinary care
• - Deemed necessary by a reasonably prudent
  person
• Confinement Areas
• Adequate space for exercise
• Dry place for the animals to rest
• Suitable air temperature
• Free from excess waste

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• Tether
• Become entangled
• Allow adequate space for movement
• Abandon
• Confine in motor vehicle unattended
• dangerous temperature
• lack of food or water
• confinement with a vicious animal

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Stopping the Violence. Animal Cruelty

• Poison accessible
• Fighting Animals
• Train or keep with intent to fight
• Permits such conduct on premises
• Present as a spectator
• Transport unsecured on motor vehicle
• Sell/display - artificial colored
• Abandon or transfer public property
• Trap other than humane live trap.
• Duty when striking domestic animal with motor
  vehicle.

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Stopping the Violence . Animals and People

• Animal used as punishment.
• Negligent child control.
• Abuse directed at animal to control spouse or
  family member.
• Disposable pets.
• No compassion.
• Cruelty / Willful Abuse.
• Exposing kids to fighting events.

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Stopping the Violence . Animals and People

• Effective Components and Strategies
• Humane education to K-12.
• Public awareness and legal outreach.
• Multi tasking and agency approach.
• Shared interest group ownership.
• Adoption, spaying and neutering.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Washington State Arson Crimes
• RCW 9A.48.020 Arson in first degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of arson in the first
  degree if he knowingly and maliciously
• (a) Causes a fire or explosion which is
  manifestly dangerous to any human life, including
  firemen or
• (b) Causes a fire or explosion which damages a
  dwelling or
• (c) Causes a fire or explosion in any building in
  which there shall be at the time a human being
  who is not a participant in the crime or
• (d) Causes a fire or explosion on property valued
  at ten thousand dollars or more with intent to
  collect insurance proceeds.
• (2) Arson in the first degree is a class A
  felony.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• RCW 9A.48.030 Arson in the second degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of arson in the second
  degree if he knowingly and maliciously causes a
  fire or explosion which damages a building, or
  any structure or erection appurtenant to or
  joining any building, or any wharf, dock,
  machine, engine, automobile, or other motor
  vehicle, watercraft, aircraft, bridge, or
  trestle, or hay, grain, crop, or timber, whether
  cut or standing or any range land, or pasture
  land, or any fence, or any lumber, shingle, or
  other timber products, or any property.
• (2) Arson in the second degree is a class B
  felony.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• RCW 9A.48.040 Reckless burning in the first
  degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of reckless burning in the
  first degree if he recklessly damages a building
  or other structure or any vehicle, railway car,
  aircraft or watercraft or any hay, grain, crop,
  or timber whether cut or standing, by knowingly
  causing a fire or explosion.
• (2) Reckless burning in the first degree is a
  class C felony.
• RCW 9A.48.050 Reckless burning in the second
  degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of reckless burning in the
  second degree if he knowingly causes a fire or
  explosion, whether on his own property or that of
  another, and thereby recklessly places a building
  or other structure, or any vehicle, railway car,
  aircraft, or watercraft, or any hay, grain, crop
  or timber, whether cut or standing, in danger of
  destruction or damage.
• (2) Reckless burning in the second degree is a
  gross misdemeanor.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• RCW 9A.48.070 Malicious mischief in the first
  degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in
  the first degree if he knowingly and maliciously
  
• (a) Causes physical damage to the property of
  another in an amount exceeding one thousand five
  hundred dollars
• (b) Causes an interruption or impairment of
  service rendered to the public by physically
  damaging or tampering with an emergency vehicle
  or property of the state, a political subdivision
  thereof, or a public utility or mode of public
  transportation, power, or communication or
• (c) Causes an impairment of the safety,
  efficiency, or operation of an aircraft by
  physically damaging or tampering with the
  aircraft or aircraft equipment, fuel, lubricant,
  or parts.
• (2) Malicious mischief in the first degree is a
  class B felony.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• RCW 9A.48.080 Malicious mischief in the second
  degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in
  the second degree if he or she knowingly and
  maliciously
• (a) Causes physical damage to the property of
  another in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty
  dollars or
• (b) Creates a substantial risk of interruption or
  impairment of service rendered to the public, by
  physically damaging or tampering with an
  emergency vehicle or property of the state, a
  political subdivision thereof, or a public
  utility or mode of public transportation, power,
  or communication.
• (2) Malicious mischief in the second degree is a
  class C felony.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• RCW 9A.48.090 Malicious mischief in the third
  degree.
• (1) A person is guilty of malicious mischief in
  the third degree if he or she
• (a) Knowingly and maliciously causes physical
  damage to the property of another, under
  circumstances not amounting to malicious mischief
  in the first or second degree or
• (b) Writes, paints, or draws any inscription,
  figure, or mark of any type on any public or
  private building or other structure or any real
  or personal property owned by any other person
  unless the person has obtained the express
  permission of the owner or operator of the
  property, under circumstances not amounting to
  malicious mischief in the first or second degree.
  
• (2)(a) Malicious mischief in the third degree
  under subsection (1)(a) of this section is a
  gross misdemeanor if the damage to the property
  is in an amount exceeding fifty dollars
  otherwise, it is a misdemeanor.
• (b) Malicious mischief in the third degree under
  subsection (1)(b) of this section is a gross
  misdemeanor.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Scope of the Problem
• Often considered Child Play
• Est. 250,000 deliberately set by JVs.
• Arson is 1 cause of fires.
• Second leading cause of fires in residences.
• 52 of Arson arrests less than 18 y.o.a.
• More than half of the arrests are less than 15,
  7 are less than 10.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Children at risk.
• Strongest predictor - FAMILY PROBLEMS.
• Family unit not a strong predictor.
• Many Conduct and Aggression Problems.
• ADD,hyperactivity, aggressive, socially
  inadequate, learning disabilities.
• Parental Drug / Alcohol abuse common.
• Fetal alcohol syndrome, mental illness.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Family Factors
• Significant parental or family problems.
• Stress - divorce, remarriage, death, relocation.
• Depressed, unaffectionate, unavailable parents or
  who lack supervision or parenting skills.
• Abuse / neglect 5X more likely.
• Strongly related to other police contacts.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Motives
• Powerful cry for help.
• Learned behavior - reinforced by other fires.
• Coping mechanism due to a lack of tools.
• Cant otherwise communicate.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Motives
• Delinquent Activity.
• In response to peer and gang activity.
• Arbitrary - they dont care.
• Revenge.
• Strategic Firesetting.
• Violent, no regard for human life, poor students,
  alcohol and drugs, low esteem, no guilt,
  sociopathic.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Motives
• Severe emotional / psychological disorder.
• Chronic family dysfunction and or abuse without
  intervention.
• Fire and violence is only coping mechanism.
• Psychosis or mental disorder.
• Arson for profit.
• Emerging.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Treatment Programs.
• Adult Court Referral
• Greater reoffense / lesser crimes.
• Boot Camps
• Effective when combined with skill building.
• Foster Care
• Effective with strong, safe, supervised family
  settings.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Treatment Programs.
• Juvenile justice.
• Early in system, stressing victim contact and
  reparation.
• Hospitalization
• Generally ineffective - no protocol.
• Fire station visits.
• Reinforce bad behavior.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Effective Components and Strategies
• Management (coordinate support).
• Screen and evaluate.
• Intervention (primary, early and medical)
• Referral and Communication.
• Outreach - Community support.
• Monitoring.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Effective Components
• Multi-discipline cooperation.
• Grants and alternative funding.

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Stopping the Violence.Arson and Juveniles

• Sources
• Children and Fire in the United States 1994-1997
  United States Fire Administration, Federal
  Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, MD.
  (Unknown)
• Arson and Juveniles Responding to the Violence
  United States Fire Administration, Federal
  Emergency Management Agency, Emmitsburg, MD.
  (Unknown)