One of the most important papers is that by Haugaard and Emery. Papers in the area of sexual deviancy but not directly related to child sexual abuse will be incorporated in the review. Perhaps no other area is more worthy of study to help define the magnitude of the problem, to understand its etiology, to lead to better assessments whether for clinical or forensic purposes, to discover effective treatment interventions, and to hopefully lead to preventative strategies. Daily, the public is reminded of this tragedy in the media. The review period included articles on a host of topics but quite clearly, the majority of the literature relates to child sexual abuse.
Indeed, someone found guilty of a criminal sexual offense (e.g: rape) may not meet any formal diagnostic criteria from a clinical perspective. Therefore, it should not be surprising that law, medicine, psychology, social work and criminalistics may reach different conclusions after reviewing similar data and at times resort to attacking each other or to being attacked by the public for their differences. Often, the multiple disciplines involved in studying this area speak different languages and indeed have different reasons for their interest. Research into these behaviors is made more complex by the scientific controversy as to what is normal sexual activity, unclear definitions of deviancy, and the heterogeneity of those who’s behaviors lead to their being labeled by the not necessarily equivalent terms of deviant, offender, or perpetrator. These of course may vary over time and across different cultures, although there are probably some behaviors which almost everyone would label deviant. Rather, aberrant behaviors, sufficiently unacceptable to most persons, have been lumped together to comprise sexual deviancy.
In fact, “normal” sexual behavior has never been well categorized. Its usage connotes that there are recognized norms of sexual behavior which are accepted by society in general. Sexual deviancy is a rather broad and vague term. His Curriculum Vitae, credentials and information can be found at. is a specialist and expert witness in Forensic Psychiatry, his testimony has had a major impact on high profile cases and studies.
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