Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc, APRN, BC, FAAN, is a professor of psychiatric mental health nursing at Boston College Connell School of Nursing and professor emerita from the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert R. Hazelwood, MS, (1938-2016) was a retired supervisory special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) who served 22 years in the FBI, 16 of which were in the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy.

Section I: The Victim 1. Rape Trauma and Its Impact on the Victim 2. Victim Services and Forensic Nursing 3. Youth, Social Media, and Internet Crime 4. Elder Sexual Abuse Victims Section II: Investigation 5. The Relevance of Fantasy in Serial Sexual Crimes Investigation 6. The Behavioral-Oriented Interview of Rape Victims 7. Interviewing the Rapist and Analyzing the Rape 8. Deciphering the Criminal Mind: From Profiling to Artificial Intelligence 9. Collateral Materials in Sexual Crimes 10. Linkage Analysis and Use of Technology in Serial Sexual Crimes 11. False Rape Allegations 12. Interrogation and False Confessions in Rape Cases 13. Rape Escalating to Homicide 14. Cold Case Investigation Section III: Forensics and Court 15. Physical Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations 16. Medical Evaluation of Sexually Abused Children 17. Injury and Forensic Examination of the Victim 18. Prosecuting Rape Cases: Trial Preparation and Trial Tactic Issues Section IV: Offender Populations 19. Sexual Victimization of Children: "Rape" or "Molestation" 20. The Sexual Crimes of Juveniles 21. Female Sex Offenders 22. Drug-Facilitated Sex Assault 23. The Criminal Sexual Sadist 24. Sexual Sadists: Their Wives and Girlfriends 25. Sex Offenders of the Elderly 26. Educator Sexual Misconduct: Grooming Patterns and Female Offenders 27. Sexual Assault in the Military 28. Campus Sexual Assault 29. Investigating Gang Violence