A confounding collection of Californians have been accused of arson this year. Experts weigh in on the causes and consequences of the complex crime.
The dryness of the vegetation, primed by both long-term drought and shorter-term heat waves, is making it easy for fires to ignite and even easier for them to spread., which was allegedly ignited by a 31-year-old Caltech student named Alexandra Souverneva, who was found with CO2 cartridges and a lighter near where the fire ignited.
“The issue is not whether the punishment fits the crime — it’s that the punishment of incarceration doesn’t necessarily get to the root of the problem,” said Louis Shapiro, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender in Los Angeles. Joel Dvoskin, a forensic psychologist who has studied arson, said it’s important to distinguish between people with mental disabilities and people experiencing emotional crises.
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