Violent crimes related to sex, perversions and deviations continue to plague society. These unique cases require more advanced investigative skills than other forms of violent crime.

This advanced course will provide you with specific information and techniques used to investigate all sex crimes. Topics ranging from victim interviews to sado-masochism and other perversions will be addressed.

It is recommended that enrollees have previously attended a basic sex crime investigations course, such as PSI's Adult Sexual Assault Investigations course, or possess equivalent experience in the field.

Topics include:
•  Structured victim interviews
     - Initial report
     - Initial statement
     - Consideration
     - 30-Day follow-up interview
•  Sexual deviations and perversions
     - Definitions
     - Psychodynamics of offenders
     - Escalation to violent offenses
•  Profiling offenders
     - FBI Behavioral Science Unit
     - VICAP
•  Sex Related Deaths
     - Auto-erotic asphyxia
     - Rape homicides
     - Lust murders
     - Organized/disorganized offenders
•  Rape:  myth vs. reality
•  The rape trauma syndrome
•  Analysis of a rape situation
     - The five stages of rape
     - Investigative issues for each stage
     - Prevention/avoidance
•  Male rapes
     - In-correctional/in-custody
     - Outside "real world" rapes
•  Sado-masochistic behavior
     - S&M
     - Dominance and submission
•  Homosexual murders
     - Homicides of gays
     - Homicides by gays
     - Revenge motives
     - Domestics
     - Homophopic/hate crimes
     - S&M accidents
     - Homosexual panic homicides