Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis

Carrie L. Buist is Associate Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Grand Valley State University.Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo is Teaching Assistant Professor of Criminology at West Virginia University.

“This volume is an ambitious endeavor to unify research and understanding about LGBTQ+ people within, and the contributions of queer theory to, criminal law enforcement in the US and elsewhere. It is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in comprehending these important matters.” Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

• Introduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimaging Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond – Carrie L. Buist and Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo1. Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence Among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory – Meredith G.F. Worthen2. Queer Pathways – Michael K. Winters3. Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse – Dave McDonald4. Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems – Angela Dwyer and Roddrick A. Colvin5. ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced – April Carrillo6. Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance – Rayna E. Momen7. Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity – Jon Rosenstadt8. Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A. Systematic Review – Illandra Denysschen and Rosalind Evans9. Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample – Victoria Kurdyla, Adam M. Messinger, and Xavier L. Guadalupe-Diaz10. Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall – Alexandria Garcia, Naseem Badiey, Laura Agnich Chavez, and Wendy Still11. Liberating Black Youth Across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality – Angela Irvine-Baker, Aisha Canfield, and Carolyn Reyes12. ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us About Institutional Harm Against Trans Youth – Vanessa R. Panfil and Aimee Wodda13. The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency – Nayan G. Ramirez14. ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation – Luca Suede Connolly and Rose M. Buckelew15. A Conspiracy – Lucilla R. Harrell and S. Page Dukes16. LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues With Shelters – Trye Mica Price and Tusty ten Bensel17. The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World Without Empathy – Rebecca S. Katz18. Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care – Shanna N. Felix and Chrystina Y. Hoffman19. Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization – Danielle C. Slakoff and Jaclyn A. SiegelConclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice – Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo and Carrie L. Buist