| Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System Contributor(s): Nadal, Kevin Leo Yabut (Author) |
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ISBN: 1793601062 ISBN-13: 9781793601063 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $121.77 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Human Sexuality (see Also Social Science - Human Sexuality) - Psychology | Forensic Psychology - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2020932605 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 8.9" (1.30 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electroshock therapy and other ineffective and cruel treatments. LGBTQ people have historically been arrested or imprisoned for crimes like sodomy, cross-dressing, and gathering in public spaces. And while there have been many strides to advocate for LGBTQ rights in contemporary times, there are still many ways that the criminal justice system works against LGBTQ and their lives, liberties, and freedoms. Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System examines the state of LGBTQ people within the criminal justice system. Intertwining legal cases, academic research, and popular media, Nadal reviews a wide range of issues-ranging from historical heterosexist and transphobic legislation to police brutality to the prison industrial complex to family law. Grounded in Queer Theory and intersectional lenses, each chapter provides recommendations for queering and disrupting the justice system. This book serves as both an academic resource and a call to action for readers who are interested in advocating for LGBTQ rights. |