LGBTQ+ Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice

This book presents six scholarly examinations of emerging issues in criminology and criminal justice as they impact LGBTQ+ people. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Criminal Justice Studies.

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Matthew Ball is a foundational scholar in queer criminology, researching at the intersections of sexuality, gender, and justice. He is the author of Criminology and Queer Theory: Dangerous Bedfellows?, co-editor of Queering Criminology and four other edited volumes in queer criminology.

Henry F. Fradella is the author or co-author of 12 books and nearly 120 articles, reviews, book chapters, and scholarly commentaries on legal issues in criminal justice. He specializes in the intersection of law with the social sciences, most frequently with emphases in either forensic psychology or human sexuality.

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1. Male rape in context: measures of intolerance and support for male rape myths (MRMs) 2. Police response to same-sex intimate partner violence in the marriage equality era 3. Domestic violence mandatory arrest policies and arrests for same-sex and opposite-sex intimate partner violence after legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States 4. Barriers stopping LGBTI people from accessing LGBTI police liaison officers: analysing interviews with community and police 5. An act of terror and an act of hate: national elite and populace newspaper framing of pulse nightclub shooting 6. What staff need to know: using elements of gender responsive programming to create safer environments for system-involved LGBTQ girls and women