Discuss and compare the relationship between fire and police departments and the insurance companies that represent victims of arson

For years, for a variety of apparently logical reasons, cracking down on those who commit arson for profit has been a low priority for most law-enforcement agencies. Lines of jurisdiction between police and fire departments have never been clear. Other crimes have long been considered more serious. And arson cases, often lacking witnesses and hard evidence, have ben notoriously tough to prove. Nationally, the conviction rate in arson cases is less than 1 percent.