Case Study 4: Joran van der Sloot
Due Week 8 and worth 160 points

According
to the text, heterosexual norms represent the guidelines for
determining sexual deviance. In two different cases Joran van der
Sloot’s heterosexual deviance has left him as a criminal suspect in one
case involving Natalee Holloway, and as a convicted murder in another
case involving another woman, Stephany Flores. In this case study, you
will explore heterosexual deviance as committed by Joran van der
Sloot.

Read the article titled “Joran van der Sloot” located at http://www.biography.com/#!/people/joran-van-der-sloot-573934#synopsis.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

1. Specify
   the key turning points when van der Sloot began his descent into
   deviant behavior. Next, determine whether or not you believe “sexual
   deviant” is an accurate label for van der Sloot. Support your position.
2. Debate
   whether or not the privilege of van der Sloot’s birth allowed a
   murderer to walk among everyday citizens. Justify your response.
3. Analyze
   the significance of two (2) characteristics of sexual deviance that are
   applicable to van der Sloot. Next, based on the characteristics you
   deemed applicable to van der Sloot, speculate whether or not there was a
   point that medical intervention could have helped van der Sloot
   overcome or better control his sexual deviance. Provide a rationale to
   support your response.
4. Suggest two (2) rationales for society’s
   changing attitudes towards what is deemed acceptable sexual behavior.
   Next, predict two (2) possible outcomes of the changing attitudes
   towards sexual behavior and its resulting influence on crime in the
   United States. Justify your response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar type Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
  the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe the major components of heterosexual deviance.