CRIM 316 Lecture Notes - Sexual Fetishism, Ipso Facto, Paraphilia
11 Dec 2013
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Meaning atypical sexual behaviours deviate from normal sexual behaviour. Can include adults (either consenting or not) Some paraphilia are not criminal in and of themselves. Breaking into someone"s house to steal lingerie. Sexual acts with children]unwanted aggression or coercion (paraphilia are born not created) Not used in north america: diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder 5 (dsm -5) Dsm 5 criteria: paraphilias are not ipso facto disorders, must be (broadly) Criterion a specifies the qualitative nature of the paraphilia (i. e. sexual pleasure from the infliction of pain or humiliation) Must occur for a period of at least 6 months. Criterion b is distressing to the individual and causes significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas. Use of nonliving objects as primary elements of sexual arousal. Breaking and entering to steal woman"s lingerie. Would take picture of himself in stole lingerie. There was an escalation in serious and violence. On average paraphiliacs 2-3 paraphilias at any given time.
