Socio-legal aspects of sex crimes in Bangladesh: An analytical study

Crime is a social disease. And sex crime is like the AIDS of the society, the cure of which is very much difficult. Sex crime is obviously one of those crimes which prevails in almost all societies from ages. Sex crimes are forms of human sexual behaviour that are crimes. Some sex crimes are crimes of violence that involve sex. Others are violence of social taboos, such as incest, sodomy, sexual violation, indecent exposure or exhibitionism. There is much variation among cultures regarding sexual involvements as to what are considered crimes, and in what ways or to what extent those crimes are punished. Sex crimes are different from any other crimes as their consequences are more harmful for the society, and for that reason the sex crimes should be tried specially and exemplary punishments should be awarded to the sex offenders.