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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People (LGBT) and the Criminal Justice System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans People (LGBT) and the Criminal Justice System (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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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.
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