This article examines sexual behaviors that are clearly abnormal in our society. While several of these described behaviors are not specifically deemed as being criminal in a statutory sense, it is emphasized that sex offenders tend to be diverse in their deviant practices and often graduate into practicing increasingly dangerous perversions. Also emphasized are some of the methods employed by sex offenders in locating and victimizing their targets. The discussion includes information that can be employed by criminal justice professionals for the purpose of identifying and investigating these aberrant activities.
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