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57 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 1 (1988)
The Maligned Investigator of Criminal Sexuality

handle is hein.journals/fbileb57 and id is 266 raw text is: Law [Enforcement Eoe The Maligned Investigator of Criminal Sexuality One has only to examine some of the concepts associated with deviant sexuality to realize the enormous task confronting the modern-day investigator. By KENNETH V. LANNING, M.S. and ROBERT R. HAZELWOOD, M.S. Special Agents National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime FBI Academy Quantico, VA EDITOR'S NOTE: The male pronouns are used at times when the female gender would be equally applicable. This is done in the interest of sentence structure and readability. Richard Beck was an individual re- spected for his ability to solve the most difficult homicide cases. He was also known as an officer who didn't let de- partmental rules and regulations stand in the way of his investigations. After numerous warnings, the powers that be decided to teach Detective Beck a les- son. He would be reassigned to the Sex Crimes Unit! If that didn't teach him a lesson, nothing would. He was called into the captain's of- fice and given the bad news. This time, the department had his attention. He tried to reason with the captain, ex- plaining that he would reform his ways. The captain was unsympathetic. This time, Detective Beck had gone too far and even his excellent record wouldn't save him. The captain advised Beck that he was being assigned to the Sex Crimes Unit to teach him a lesson. This scene was presented in a tel- evision movie starring Richard Crenna and entitled The Rape of Richard Beck. The intent of the film was to por- tray a macho male who, after becoming a rape victim, is forced to confront the resultant physical and emotional trauma. However, the filmmakers' per- ceptions of individuals who investigate sexual crimes are worth noting. A similar scene appeared in the Burt Reynolds' movie, Sharky's Ma- chine. After being transferred from Narcotics to Vice, Detective Sharky finds that his old partner won't even ac- company him as he descends into the bowels of the building to his new desk in a squad room filled with stereotypical oddballs and misfits. It is a classic illus- tration of the popular perception that only weirdos investigate weird crimes. Unfortunately, these fictional ac- counts are not simply the products of writers' active imaginations; they mirror September 1988 / 1

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