Icove Addresses Motivation of Arsonists on Public Radio
David Icove, the UL Professor of Practice in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Tickle College of Engineering, recently addressed the concept of what motivates arsonists in an interview with North Carolina Public Radio.
“Vandalism, excitement, revenge, crime concealment, extremism or terrorism,” are the six factors most likely to motivate arsonists, Icove told WCQS.
“In one case we looked at, the arsonist—after successfully evading detection—started writing letters and calling the fire chief and taunting him, those are interesting types of cases that anecdotally provide much better insight into what’s happening.”