Question

Discuss the reasons why arson is considered a low-priority crime.- Arson is considered a low priority crime due to their complexity. Though it isconsidered violent, there are many misunderstandings about arson and its motives. Few arson results in arrest because of difficult and time-consuming investigations. It is considered a property crime in most places, rather than a crime of violence.Discuss and compare the relationship between fire and police departments + the insurance companies that represent victims of arson.- Fire departments extinguish fire and investigate origins of fire setting, as well as detect the possibility of arson. Police are involved when a fire is considered arson. They investigate the questions of who commited the arson and why. Insurance investigators determine if the insurance company owes money for fire loss.Discuss the main things to remember in the preliminary investigation of the suspected arson.

Answer 1

The crime of arson is a crime that is ordinarily defined in the law as the criminal damage or the unlawful destruction of some property by means of fire.

In almost all countries except Great Britain, an arsonist is guilty of murder if any person dies as a result of their action, even if the offender did not intend to kill. In Germany and in some states of the United States, serious penalties are also imposed for the offense of arson when it is committed to disguise or destroy the evidence (or evidence) of another criminal act.

Although accidental burning or ordinary carelessness are not considered arson, a person may be found guilty of the crime of arson, if he causes a fire without due prudence for the consequences of his actions.