A Question of Arson - Softcover

O'Neill, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1763869121 ISBN 13: 9781763869127

Publisher: Book Burrow, 2025

Synopsis

Colin O’Neill, a National Service conscript in the Australian Army during 1967-1969, is a Vietnam veteran. He was also an unsworn member with the Victorian Police Department and became Head of School Security for the Victorian Education Department in 1974. On April Fool’s Day 1996, Colin was admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor and continued to practice in the areas of crime, family violence and industrial relations until he retired in 2022.
A Question of Arson provides a raw and compelling in-depth evaluation of the crime of arson committed by all types of people, ranging from serial arsonists to pyromaniacs and firelighters posing as firefighters.
The comprehensive analysis sets out the often-murderous exploits of over 120 arsonists listed in Rogues Gallery.
Together with a plethora of case law references, there is particular emphasis on the criminal investigation leading to the arrest, subsequent conviction and sentence of the perpetrator.
This book also poses a question, in some instances, of guilty or not guilty and provides the reader with an insight into many suspicious fires that remain unsolved.

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About the Author

Colin served in Vietnam as a National conscript during 1968-69. On his discharge from the Army, he resumed working for the Victoria Police Department as an unsworn member. In 1974, Colin was appointed Head of School Security for the Victorian Education Department in the prevention and detection of school crime.He then entered the legal profession, being admitted to practice in 1996 as a Barrister and Solicitor mainly practicing in the areas of crime, family violence and industrial relations. He retired in 2022 and lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria with his wife, Michelle.

Edition details

• Publisher: Book Burrow
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1763869121
• ISBN 13: 9781763869127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 518