One of the most common motives is to feel some kind of power, whether it be obtaining power, demonstrating power, maintaining power, and acquiring power. Maintaining power is one that stands out because if an arsonist finds a way to obtain power over a crime, they would want to keep that feeling of power which would cause them to create more fires and more damaged scenes. Another motive vandalism, or also known as malicious mischief, which can be shown through break-ins, graffiti, setting fires, and robbery. A motive that is seen very often is revenge. Depending on the criminal’s background and if they have a history through the court system, the could have all sorts of reasons of revenge. Revenge could be towards a person this criminal had a relationship with, family or spouse, or could be revenge to law
One of the most common motives is to feel some kind of power, whether it be obtaining power, demonstrating power, maintaining power, and acquiring power. Maintaining power is one that stands out because if an arsonist finds a way to obtain power over a crime, they would want to keep that feeling of power which would cause them to create more fires and more damaged scenes. Another motive vandalism, or also known as malicious mischief, which can be shown through break-ins, graffiti, setting fires, and robbery. A motive that is seen very often is revenge. Depending on the criminal’s background and if they have a history through the court system, the could have all sorts of reasons of revenge. Revenge could be towards a person this criminal had a relationship with, family or spouse, or could be revenge to law