Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT) and the criminal justice system / Charlotte Knight, Kath Wilson.
2016
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT) and the criminal justice system / Charlotte Knight, Kath Wilson.
Author
Knight, Charlotte, author.
ISBN
9781137496980 (electronic book)
1137496983 (electronic book)
9781137496973
1137496975
1137496983 (electronic book)
9781137496973
1137496975
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London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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English
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HV7419
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364.08
Summary
This book explores the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities as victims, offenders and staff within the criminal justice system. It draws on both emerging and existing LGBT research and campaigns to identify and explore issues relevant to the criminal justice system, including: agencies of the criminal justice system, victimisation, domestic violence and abuse, transgender experiences, LGBT people as offenders, international perspectives and the personal experiences of LGBT people. Charlotte Knight and Kath Wilson trace the legislative journey toward equal treatment before and after the Wolfenden Report. They consider why, for example, lesbians are over represented on death row in the US, how the prosecution characterises them and what part homophobia might play in offending and in sentencing. They raise important questions about the causes of, and responses to, same-sex domestic violence and abuse and how the system delivers justice to trans people. Sodomy laws and the treatment of LGBT people worldwide are also considered and models of good practice are offered. Their insights will be of interest to practitioners, policy makers and scholars of the criminal justice system, particularly those concerned with the rights of LGBT communities. Charlotte Knight is an Associate Researcher at De Montfort University, UK. She established the Division of Community and Criminal Justice, which delivers probation and police programmes, and applied criminology degrees. Research interests include emotional literacy, diversity, probation curricula and evaluation practice in Europe. She has published Emotional Literacy in Criminal Justice (2014). Kath Wilson is a Senior Lecturer and leads the probation programme at De Montfort University, UK. Previously a probation officer, she teaches mainly around issues of values, diversity and offender management within the criminal justice system, particularly in relation to probation and policing.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Setting the Context: Definitions and Terminology
Chapter 3. Legislation: The Journey Towards Equality for LGBT People
Chapter 4. LGBT people as Victims of Crime
Chapter 5. LGBT People as Offenders
Chapter 6. Key Agencies of the Criminal justice system
Chapter 7. Transgendered People in the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 8. Domestic Violence and Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships
Chapter 9. International Perspectives
Chapter 10. Learning From Others: The Development of Good Practice.
Chapter 2. Setting the Context: Definitions and Terminology
Chapter 3. Legislation: The Journey Towards Equality for LGBT People
Chapter 4. LGBT people as Victims of Crime
Chapter 5. LGBT People as Offenders
Chapter 6. Key Agencies of the Criminal justice system
Chapter 7. Transgendered People in the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 8. Domestic Violence and Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships
Chapter 9. International Perspectives
Chapter 10. Learning From Others: The Development of Good Practice.