Contains: a background chapter outlining the causes and definitions of sexual crime, legal and cultural attitudes over the past three centuries, and common myths surrounding this subject: information about date rape, crimes involving male victims, rape in prison, female perpetrators, medical treatments, political ramifications: a chronology of events related to sexual crime from colonial times to present: statistics and excerpts of pivotal legal decisions: biographical sketches of nearly 35 activists, scholars, policymakers and others involved in efforts to fight sexual crimes.