Sex Crimes Author:Ronald M. Holmes Rape, lust murder, child molestation, and kiddie porn. Sex crimes disgust and appall most Americans, yet there is a considerable shortage of information on the diversity of sexual behavior and attitudes which distinguish the sexual offender from the rest of society. Now, in Sex Crimes, Ronald Holmes examines these crimes from a psychodyna... more »mic perspective and presents a wealth of information spanning over twenty years of in-depth research. Combining interviews and written correspondence with convicted sex offenders to give the reader a chilling insight into the mind of the sexual offender, he answers and analyzes a number of key questions. What constitutes a sexual offense? What characteristics, if any, do sexual offenders have in common? And what steps has the criminal justice system taken in apprehending and treating sex offenders? In his analysis, Holmes addresses a diversity of sexual offenses from nuisance sex crimes, such as voyeurism, to violent crimes, such as rape and lust murder. He arranges sex behaviors into several categories, ranging from relatively harmless behaviors like formicophilia to behaviors which involve children as victims, like pedophilia and child pornography. In addition, discussion also centers on such sexual behaviors as erotic asphyxiation, infibulation, bestiality, transvestism, exhibitionism, and pyromania. Comprehensive in its approach, Sex Crimes explores the cultural and historical perspectives of sexual behavior and provides guidelines for discussing abnormal, normal, nuisance, and violent sexual behavior. As such, Sex Crimes is appropriate for courses in criminal justice, sociology, psychology, victimology, and social work. In addition, it will serve as an excellent resource for seminars and workshops on police education and training.« less