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Abstract: 

The Cornell Abraxas Youth Center Secure Residential Firesetter Treatment Unit operates on a 24-hour, seven-day per week schedule and is designed to provide treatment services to male adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. Services are provided to thirty-six (36) adjudicated youths in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Title 55, Chapter 3800 regulations for Secure Placement. “Secure Residential Care” is defined as “care which provides treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation to juveniles in a setting which uses or is equipped to use physical barriers, such as locks or fences, to confine juveniles or to prevent their egress from the facility or any area of the facility.” All services or activities are designed to meet the individual needs of each resident, provide a safe, secure, and humane environment, and also meet the safety needs of the public.

Keywords: arson, recidivism, Cognitive behavioral treatment, Collateral Services, Fire Fascination, Fire Fury

Affiliations:  1: Cornell Abraxas Firesetter Program.