Homework: Determining Sexual Deviance
According to the text, heterosexual norms represent the guidelines for determining sexual deviance. For this case study, use the Internet and/or the Strayer library (https://research.strayer.edu) to identify, research, and explore one criminal case of het law.
Description
According to the text, heterosexual norms represent the guidelines for determining sexual deviance. For this case study, use the Internet and/or the Strayer library to identify, research, and explore one criminal case of heterosexual deviance within the last three years.
Write a 3 pages paper in which you address the following thoroughly. Cite specifics from the case to support your arguments:
o Specify the key turning points when the defendant began his/her descent into deviant behavior. Next, determine whether or not you believe "sexual deviant" is an accurate label for the defendant. Support your position.
o Debate whether or not the societal status of the defendant affected the identification of sexual deviance in the defendant. Justify your response.
o Analyze the significance of two characteristics of sexual deviance that are applicable to the defendant. Next, based on the characteristics you deemed applicable to the defendant, speculate whether or not there was a point that medical intervention could have helped him/her overcome or better control his/her sexual deviance. Provide a rationale to support your response.
o Suggest two rationales for society's changing attitudes towards what is deemed acceptable sexual behavior. Next, predict two possible outcomes of the changing attitudes towards sexual behavior and its resulting influence on crime in the United States. Justify your response.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this homework are:
o Describe the major components of heterosexual deviance.
o Recommend improvements to how heterosexual deviance is being reconciled by the legal system.
o Use technology and information resources to research issues related to the criminal mind.
o Write clearly and concisely about topics involving the criminal mind using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.