Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Sex Offenses

Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Offense, Sex
  • Offenses, Sex
  • Sex Offense
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Violence
  • Abuse, Sexual
  • Abuses, Sexual
  • Assault, Sexual
  • Assaults, Sexual
  • Sexual Abuses
  • Sexual Assaults
  • Sexual Violences
  • Violence, Sexual
  • Violences, Sexual

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Criminology (1966-1967)
  • Paraphilias (1966-1967)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sex Offenses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012742
  2. Sex Offenses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_crime
  3. Sex Offenses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5801919