Voyeurism is viewing some form of nudity or sexual activity, accompanied by sexual arousal. According to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: A subgroup of the persons who engage in voyeuristic behaviour suffer from this sexual disorder. Voyeuristic behaviour may extend not only to the making of the voyeuristic images, but may include distribution of voyeuristic visual representations to others.Ī second way to consider voyeurism is as symptomatic of a sexual disorder. In this context, the behaviour is concerned with three things: the surreptitious nature of the observations the private and intimate nature of what is observed and sexual gratification. In general terms, a voyeur is "a person who derives sexual gratification from the covert observation of others as they undress or engage in sexual activities" (Canadian Oxford Dictionary). There are two ways to define voyeurism: as a behaviour and as a sexual disorder. On February 12, 2002, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice passed a resolution urging the Minister of Justice to amend the Criminal Code to criminalize voyeurism and the distribution of visual representations obtained through voyeurism. Over the past year and a half the federal Department of Justice has been working with senior officials in the provinces and territories to identify relevant issues regarding voyeurism and to discuss options for public consultation on a voyeurism scheme. That Part V of the Criminal Code be amended to create a specific offence that would prohibit surreptitious, non-consensual viewing, photographing or videotaping of another person in a dwelling house or business premises where there is an expectation of privacy and if the viewing, photographing or videotaping is done for a sexual purpose.Ī similar resolution had been proposed earlier by New Brunswick at the Uniform Law Conference in August 1996. At the Uniform Law Conference in August 2000, a motion presented by Saskatchewan at the Criminal Law Section with respect to criminal voyeurism was carried. Over the past six years, the provinces and territories have expressed interest in creating a new offence to deal with voyeurism. Voyeurism as a Criminal Offence: A Consultation Paper
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