Abstract Youth misuse of fire is a multifaceted, complex and dangerous phenomenon that is difficult to predict and detect. Reduction relies heavily on prevention programs operated by, or in conjunction with, fire services. Youth Justice Conferencing with firefighter involvement is a tertiary prevention program implemented in New South Wales, Australia, by Juvenile Justice New South Wales and Fire and Rescue New South Wales for young people who have committed a fire-related offence. The aim of this project was to evaluate this program to ascertain whether, and if so how, firefighter-delivered fire safety education in the context of conferencing reduced the risk of misuse of fire. The evaluation involved quantitative analysis of 10 years’ worth of conferencing record and recidivism data and qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with program practitioners. Findings revealed that firefighter-delivered fire safety education in the context of conferencing contributed to a reduction in general reoffending whilst providing an avenue through which firefighters could deliver fire safety education to members of the community who were at-risk. These findings have implications for the tertiary prevention of youth misuse of fire.

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消防员消防安全教育对青少年误用火的效果

摘要 青少年滥用火是一种多方面、复杂和危险的现象，难以预测和发现。减少很大程度上依赖于由消防部门运作或与消防部门联合开展的预防计划。有消防员参与的青年司法会议是澳大利亚新南威尔士州的一项三级预防计划，由新南威尔士州少年司法局和新南威尔士州消防与救援组织为犯有火灾相关罪行的年轻人实施。该项目的目的是评估该计划，以确定消防员在会议背景下提供的消防安全教育是否以及如何降低误用火灾的风险。评估包括对 10 年的会议记录和累犯数据的定量分析以及对与项目从业者进行的访谈的定性分析。调查结果显示，消防员在会议背景下提供的消防安全教育有助于减少一般再犯，同时提供了一个途径，消防员可以通过该途径向处于危险中的社区成员提供消防安全教育。这些发现对青少年滥用火的三级预防具有重要意义。