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Policing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young People: a Gap in the Research Literature

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posted on 2023-05-18, 15:59 authored by Angela DwyerAngela Dwyer
This article argues for exploring lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people’s experiences with police. While research examines how factors such as indigeneity influence young peoples’ experiences with police, how sexuality and/or gender identity mediates these relationships remains largely unexplored. Key bodies of research suggest a need to explore this area further, including: literature documenting links between homophobic violence against LGBT young people and outcomes such as homelessness that fall within the gambit of policing work; research showing reluctance of LGBT communities to report crime to police; international research documenting homophobic police attitudes and Australian research demonstrating arguably homophobic court outcomes; and research outlining increasing police support of LGBT communities. Drawing on these bodies of literature, this article argues that LGBT young peoples’ experiences of policing warrants further research.

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Publication title

Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Volume

22

Pagination

415-433

ISSN

1034-5329

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

University of Sydney Law School. Institute of Criminology

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright 2011 the authors

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Gender and sexualities; Law enforcement

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