Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Routledge critical studies in crime, diversity and criminal justice |
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Routledge critical studies in crime, diversity and criminal justice.
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Contents |
Chapter Introduction / Heather Panter -- chapter 1 The silent 'T' in LGBT+ police studies -- Transgender identification in America, England and Wales / Heather Panter -- chapter 2 Previous police research on LGBT+ identities -- Previous research on non-heteronormative bias within policing / Heather Panter -- chapter 3 Gendered divisions and social spaces within policing -- Arguments surrounding binary notions of gender subjectivity / Heather Panter -- chapter 4 My reflective exploration into police culture -- Reflective exploration / Heather Panter -- chapter 5 Comparative research on the intersection of police culture and transgender identities -- My methodological 'investigation' / Heather Panter -- chapter 6 'A man who cuts his penis off will never be a woman' -- Cisgender police perceptions of transgender officers / Heather Panter -- chapter 7 'We're the ugly child of the LGBT world' -- Trans police occupational experiences within police culture / Heather Panter -- chapter 8 'We don't hire people because they are male or female.... We are going to make this work' -- Transgender perspectives of administrative issues / Heather Panter -- chapter 9 Research contributions and future police policy recommendations / Heather Panter |
Summary |
Building on comparative research in the U.K. and the U.S.A., this is the first book focused specifically on transgender experiences within policing. It examines the issues faced by the transgender community within policing and explores how gender, and the non-conformity of it, is perceived within police cultures. Moreover, it provides an on-going critique of the queer criminology movement and why it is crucial to policing studies, emphasising the specific importance of transgender issues therein. This empirical book provides qualitative data from American officers and English and Welsh constables on transgender police. The following research questions are addressed: What are the perceptions of cisgender officers towards transgender officers, and what are the consequences of these perceptions? What are the occupational experiences and perceptions of officers who identify as transgender within policing? Finally, what are the reported positive and negative administrative issues that transgender individuals face within policing? The author concludes by discussing the empirical, theoretical and policy contributions of this research and offers some final thoughts on policy recommendations and directions for future research. A strong contribution to the literature in critical criminology and queer criminology, this book will also be of interest to those in the fields of gender studies, sociology, public administration, management studies and policing studies |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
Subject |
Police -- Social life and customs
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Transgender people.
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Transgender police officers.
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Transsexualism
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transgenderism.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Transgender police officers
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Transgender people
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781315403700 |
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1315403706 |
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9781315403687 |
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1315403684 |
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9781315403694 |
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1315403692 |
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9781315403670 |
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1315403676 |
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