The Second Edition of Doctor Schlesinger's and Doctor Revitch's classic text on sexual criminal behavior continues to provide unique, important information on an increasingly significant area of the law. The editors divide the book into three major sections: The Socially Tolerated Acts, Non-Tolerated Offenses, and the Rare and the Bizarre Sexual Behaviors. A group of highly talented authors from all parts of the United States, Canada, and Europe have written separate chapters, each of which is significant, but the totality is blended into an interesting and readable text. Some of the most bizarre and unusual sexual behaviors are brought together here, and the editors are able to relate the various types of criminal behavior with sexual overtones that may appear at first blush to be totally unrelated and independent. However, they are able to relate such unusual and rare behaviors as vampirism and necrophilia with more common criminal behaviors as kleptomania, burglary, and pyromania. There have been other books about sexual behavior and criminology, but even to date, none has been as varied and yet as comprehensive as the current volume. Sexual Dynamics of Anti-Social Behavior should appeal not only to all mental health professionals but also to attorneys, judges, correctional and law enforcement officers, and to the intellectually curious individuals who wish to know more about the rare, the unusual, and the bizarre.
