Sex crimes : patterns and behavior

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Title:

Author:

Holmes, Stephen T.

ISBN:

9781412952989

Personal Author:

Holmes, Stephen T.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2009.

Physical Description:

xiv, 327 p. : ill. 23 cm.

General Note:

Ronald Holmes' name appears first on previous ed.

Contents:

Sex behaviors and crimes in the United States -- Theories of sexual deviance : understanding the causal nexus -- Sex in history -- Nuisance sex behaviors -- Incest -- Pedophilia -- Child pornography -- Pornography -- Sex and the Internet -- Dangerous sex crimes -- Sexually motivated homicides -- Rape -- Victims of sexual assault -- Treatment of sex offenders.

Subject Term:

Sex crimes -- United States.

Sex offenders -- United States.

Paraphilias -- United States.

Added Author:

Holmes, Ronald M.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007023144.html

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Summary

A comprehensive survey of sex offenders and sexual offenses This succinct and highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of a wide range of sexual behaviors and sex crimes, thoroughly addressing criminal actions from "nuisance" sex crimes, such as voyeurism and exhibitionism, to the most extreme, including rape, sex crimes against children, lust and serial murders, and more. Including unique and engaging case studies and first-person accounts from sex offenders, Sex Crimes: Patterns and Behavior, Third Edition provides unique insight into sex crimes, deviance, and criminal behavior theory and analysis. This engaging and easy-to-read text provides information on psychological profiling of sex offenders, the crimes they commit, the effects on their victims, and attempted treatments, in an engaging style that compels students to continue reading--even ahead of the syllabus. Key Features

Two new chapters address Internet-related sex crimes and sexually motivated homicides Photos and tables have been updated to provide the most cutting-edge information and reflect the thorough updating the book throughout Other helpful pedagogical aids include case files and boxed news accounts that bring key concepts to life, and first-person accounts from sex criminals, medical and legal insights into the behaviors described A glossary of sexual behavior and related terms is provided at the back of the text

Intended Audience Suitably brief to serve as a core text in conjunction with readings or as a supplement to another text, this provocative textbook will spark lively discussion in undergraduate courses such as Sex Crimes, Deviance, Criminal Behavior, and Violent Crimes in departments of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, social work, and counseling.