The Dilemma of the Sexual Offender

by Palermo, George B.; Farkas, Mary Ann

• ISBN13: 9780398072001
• ISBN10: 0398072000
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Ralph Slovenko
Preface	xiii
Bruce A. Arrigo
Introduction	xv
Women in Society	3	(22)
Introduction	3	(1)
Historical--Cultural Notes	3	(5)
The Female Body	8	(1)
The Arts and the Female Body	9	(8)
Children's Bodies	17	(2)
Contributory Factors in Sexual Assault	19	(5)
Pornography	19	(2)
Fantasy	21	(1)
The Senses	22	(2)
Conclusion	24	(1)
Is Evil Real?	25	(16)
Introduction	25	(1)
Sexual Sadism	26	(2)
The View of Women as Bearers of Evil	28	(5)
Historical Ambivalence About Women	33	(4)
Blaming the Other	37	(1)
The Trivialization of Womanhood	37	(2)
A Note on Psychological Views	39	(1)
Conclusion	40	(1)
Deviant Sexuality	41	(36)
Introduction	41	(1)
The Paraphilias	42	(5)
The Role of Fantasy in Paraphilias	42	(2)
Personality in Paraphilias	44	(2)
Psychological and Organic Factors	46	(1)
Pedophilia	47	(16)
Brief Historical Notes	48	(1)
A Search for a Typology	49	(6)
The Psychodynamics of Pedophilia	55	(3)
Incest	58	(4)
Examples of Extrafamilial Child Molestation	62	(1)
A Note on Testing	63	(4)
Juvenile and Elderly Sexual Offenders	67	(9)
Variables	68	(3)
Juvenile Rapists	71	(1)
Recidivism	71	(1)
Juvenile Sexual Homicide	72	(1)
A Note on Psychopathy in Juvenile Sexual Offenders	73	(1)
Elderly Offenders	74	(2)
Conclusion	76	(1)
Rape and Rapists	77	(20)
Introduction	77	(1)
What Is Rape?	78	(1)
Characteristics of Rape	79	(1)
Rapist Characteristics	80	(7)
A Shift in Diagnostics	87	(1)
Proposed Theories of Rape	88	(3)
Rape Statistics	91	(1)
Rape by Known Persons	92	(2)
Date Rape	94	(1)
Conclusion	95	(2)
Lust Murderers	97	(14)
Introduction	97	(1)
The Serial Lust Killer	98	(1)
Fantasy in the Lust Killer	99	(1)
Examples of Lust Serial Killers	100	(2)
Jeffrey Dahmer: A Lust Killer	102	(2)
The Case of a Murderous Pedophile	104	(3)
Characteristics of Serial Killers	107	(1)
Psychodynamics	108	(1)
Other Serial Lust Killers	109	(1)
Conclusion	110	(1)
The Relationship of Mental Illness to Sexual Offending	111	(14)
Introduction	111	(1)
Mental Illness and Aggressive Behavior	112	(2)
The Personality Disorders	114	(2)
The Role of Schizophrenia in Sexual Offending	116	(2)
Mental Disease and Pedophilia	118	(2)
Asperger's Syndrome	120	(1)
An Overview of Studies on Mental Disease and Sexual Offending	121	(2)
Motivation	123	(2)
Victims of Sexual Abuse and Their Victimizers	125	(15)
A Brief History of Victimization	125	(1)
Victim Reactions to Rape	126	(3)
Theories of Victimization	129	(6)
A Note on Recent Victim and Victimizer Studies	135	(4)
Conclusion	139	(1)
Treatment	140	(13)
Introduction	140	(1)
Treatment Programs	140	(2)
Major Issues in Treatment Programs	142	(1)
Acceptance of Responsibility	142	(1)
Cognitive Distortions	143	(1)
Identification of Victim Harm/Victim Empathy	144	(1)
Modification of Deviant Sexual Interests	145	(1)
Enhancement of Social Skills	146	(1)
Dealing with Substance Abuse	146	(1)
Developing Relapse Prevention Plans	146	(1)
Supervision Conditions and Network	147	(1)
Other Methods of Treatment	148	(2)
Treatment and Recidivism	150	(1)
Discussion	151	(2)
Sex Offender Laws: A Recurrent History of Special Provisions	153	(15)
Introduction	153	(2)
Sexual Psychopath Statutes	155	(3)
Sexual Predator Laws	158	(4)
Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws	162	(3)
Surgical Castration and Chemical Castration Laws	165	(1)
Discussion	166	(2)
The Logic of Sex Offender Laws and Policies	168	(12)
Introduction	168	(1)
Commonalities in the Laws	169	(1)
The Uniqueness of Sex Offenders and Sex Offending	169	(1)
Mental Illness or Mental Defect	170	(1)
Recidivism of Sex Offenders	171	(2)
Dangerousness of Sex Offenders	173	(1)
Sex Offender Laws	173	(1)
Consequences of Sex Offender Laws	174	(1)
Netwidening Effect	174	(1)
Violations of Due Process	174	(1)
Cruel and Unusual Concerns	175	(1)
Violation of Right to Privacy	176	(1)
False Sense of Community Safety	176	(1)
Treatment Integrity	177	(1)
Cost to the Criminal Justice System	178	(1)
Discussion	178	(2)
Conclusion	180	(7)
Appendix	187	(2)
References	189	(24)
Author Index	213	(6)
Subject Index	219