Rev. ed. of: Sex crimes / Ronald M. Holmes. c1991.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-272) and index.

Sex Behaviors and Crimes in the United States -- What Is Normal Sex? -- Homosexuality as a Sexual Behavior -- Types of Homosexuals -- Sexual Standards -- The Statistical Standard -- The Cultural Standard -- The Religious Standard -- The Subjective Standard -- Normal Sexual Behavior -- Elements of Sexual Behavior -- Fantasy -- Symbolism -- Ritualism -- Compulsion -- Combining the Elements -- Theories of Sexual Deviance: Understanding the Causal Nexus -- The Social Context of Sexual Development -- Individual-Level Explanation of Sexual Deviance -- Psychological Models of Deviance -- Psychiatric Models of Sexual Deviance -- The Social Learning Model -- The Acquisition Phase -- Instigation Mechanisms -- Maintaining Mechanisms -- The Constitutional Model -- Constitutional Criminology -- Physical Characteristics and Crime -- The Rise of Sociobiology -- Basic Propositions of Sociobiological Trait Theory -- Chemical Imbalances and Hormonal Influences -- Sex and History -- Family Types -- The Hebrew Family -- The Greek Family -- The Roman Family -- The Christian Family -- The Family in the Middle Ages -- Current Sexual Standards -- Sex in the 21st Century -- Nuisance Sex Behaviors -- Fetishes and Partialisms -- Scoptophilia (Voyeurism) -- Prostitution -- Triolism -- Exhibitionism -- Transvestism -- Infantilism -- Scatophilia -- Frottage -- Klismaphilia -- Bestiality -- Pygmalionism -- Gerontophilia -- Mysophilia -- Coprolagnia and Urolagnia -- Incest -- Physical and Nonphysical Types -- The Male Perpetrator -- The Female Offender -- Family Relationships and Incest -- The Etiology of the Incestuous Offender -- The Effects Upon Children -- Treatment -- Pedophilia -- Etiology of the Pedophile -- Traits of Pedophiles -- Most Pedophiles Are Male -- Low Self-Esteem and Other Psychological Traits -- Heightened Arousal to Children -- Challenged Social Skills -- Sexual Activity -- Criminal Records -- Feelings of Remorse -- Multiple Sexual Victims -- Situational Characteristics of Pedophiles -- Types of Pedophiles -- The Mysoped -- The Regressed Child Offender -- The Fixated Offender -- The Naive Offender -- Pedophile Organizations -- The Rene Guyon Society -- The North American Man/Boy Love Association -- The Childhood Sensuality Circle -- Pedophile Information Exchange (PIE) -- The Howard Nichols Society -- Child Pornography -- Child Pornography and the Law -- Types of Child Pornography -- Magazines -- Books -- Internet, Pictures, Chat Channels -- Relational Pornography -- Who Sees Child Porn? -- How Are Children Involved in Pornography? -- Who Are the Children in Child Pornography? -- The Internet and Child Pornography -- Adult Pornography -- Pornography and Obscenity -- Standards of Obscenity -- Customers of Pornography -- Pornography, Research, and the Sex Criminal -- Pornography and Violence -- Pornography and the Internet -- Chat Channels -- Photo Exchange -- Dangerous Sex Crimes -- Necrophilia -- Levels of Necrophilia -- Etiology of Necrophilia -- Sadism -- Infibulation -- Etiology of the Infibulator -- Autoeroticism -- Characteristics of Erotic Asphyxiates -- Aquaerotic Asphyxiation -- Pyromania -- Characteristics of the Pyromaniac -- Lust Murder -- The Sexually Motivated Killer -- Characteristics of the Lust Killer -- Rape -- Statistics of Rape -- Myths About Rape -- Rape Is a Crime Controlled by an Uncontrollable Sex Drive -- A Woman Can Resist Rape If She Truly Wishes to -- Strangers Commit Rapes -- Many Women Falsely Cry Rape -- All Women Want to Be Raped -- It Can't Happen to Me -- Reasons for Not Reporting Rape -- Rape and the Law -- Characteristics of Rapists -- Types of Rapists -- Victims of Sexual Assault -- Incidence and Prevalence -- Etiology of the Victims of Sexual Assault -- Victim Race -- Victim Age -- Physical Location of the Sexual Assault -- Victim-Offender Relationship -- Types of Victims -- The Plight of Primary and Secondary Victims -- Consequences for Secondary Victims -- Types of Victims: Assessing Blame -- The Effects of Sexual Victimization -- The Personal Consequences of Fear: Withdrawal and Retreat -- Social Consequences of Fear -- Economic Consequences of Fear -- Morale and Mental Health Consequences -- Physical and Psychological Processes of Sexual Assault Victims -- Helping the Victims -- Society and Victims' Rights Groups' Responses -- Treatment of Sex Offenders -- Perceptions of Sex Offenders and Criminal Remedies -- What Is Treatment? -- Rehabilitation and Recidivism -- Obstacles to Treatment -- Types of Treatment -- Behavioral Therapy -- Cognitive Therapy -- Medical Treatment -- The Future of Treatment for Sex Offenders.

The ongoing concerns about sex crimes continue to pique interest in related issues, research, and therapies. Like the popular first edition, the revision of Sex Crimes offers a comprehensive survey of sex offenders and offenses. The long-awaited Second Edition includes coverage of the psychological profiling of sex offenders, the often ritualistic crimes they commit, and the effect their actions have on victims. Students, educators, counselors and policy makers alike will find this a fascinating and ideal resource to access the core perspectives and complex aspects underlying our understanding and prevention of sex crimes. CONTENTS: 1. Sex Behaviors and Crimes In The United States / 2. Theories Of Sexual Deviance: Understanding The Casual Nexus / 3. Sex And History / 4. Nuisance Sex Behaviors / 5. Incest / 6. Pedophilia / 7. Child Pornography / 8. Adult Pornography / 9. Dangerous Sex Crimes / 10. Rape / 11. Victims Of Sexual Assault / 12. Treatment Of Sex Offenders / Glossary