ver ts '" ▁[ as ▁hom osex uals ▁were ▁regarded ▁at ▁that ▁time ] ▁" for ▁themselves ▁and ▁to ▁treat ▁them ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁they ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁acquired ▁since ▁around ▁ 1 8 6 0 " ▁( Dan et ▁c ites ▁then ▁Mor el ▁and ▁his ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁deg ener esc ence , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 ). ▁ ▁Main ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁ ▁The ▁fabric ation ▁of ▁a ▁crime ▁Fou ca ult ▁obser ves ▁that ▁whereas ▁the ▁law ▁formerly ▁condem ned ▁the ▁in fr ing ement , ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁breaking ▁the ▁law , ▁we ▁enter ▁from ▁now ▁on ▁in ▁a ▁discipl inary ▁society ▁which ▁condem ns ▁the ▁criminal ▁himself   – ▁called ▁" del in quent " ▁or ▁" per vert "   – ▁ ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁pun ishing ▁the ▁act , ▁we ▁criminal ize ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁H oc qu eng hem ▁sust ains ▁that ▁" a ▁whole ▁mixture ▁of ▁not ions " ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁fabric ation ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁against ▁dec ency , ▁r anging ▁from ▁religious ▁prohib itions ▁concerning ▁sod omy ▁to ▁the ▁separation ▁between ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁and ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁adult . ▁ ▁He ▁obser ves ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁possible ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁people ▁regarded ▁as ▁" per ver ts ", ▁" legal ▁mon sters " ▁whose ▁aim ▁in ▁life ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁practice ▁sex ▁with ▁children