Bristol University Press
Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice
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Abstract
Often times, those of us doing queer criminological work come to the (politically relevant) conclusion that our institutions, communities, interactions, and even psyche must be reconstructed – or deconstructed all together – in order to effectively include the intersections of queer people. A major purpose for this volume was to put queer theoretical and empirical insights into practice, something that is often left as a supplementary question to be dealt with in future research. Merging theory and practice as it relates to the criminal legal system touches on a critical need less attended to in queer criminology: reimagining and doing justice for queer people.
This may be a fairly common phrase used among critical scholars, activists, service-oriented professionals, and anyone interested in social justice and inclusion, but what does it really mean to do justice to something, whether a common goal, person, or group of people? At its most basic level, the term insinuates treatment in a way that is ‘as good as it should be’ (Merriam-Webster, 2021). The definition alone denotes an inherent commitment to fairness, accuracy, inclusion, and overall distribution of equality. Barrett and Lynch (2015) suggest that social justice is contingent on the notion that equality is a valued social norm and societies are just when ‘they facilitate equality, and unjust when they hamper equality’ (p. 386). Unfortunately, the treatment of LGBTQ+ people, people of color – and LGBTQ+ people of color – by the criminal legal system and society at large is far from the depiction of fair, just, or equal.
Abstract
Often times, those of us doing queer criminological work come to the (politically relevant) conclusion that our institutions, communities, interactions, and even psyche must be reconstructed – or deconstructed all together – in order to effectively include the intersections of queer people. A major purpose for this volume was to put queer theoretical and empirical insights into practice, something that is often left as a supplementary question to be dealt with in future research. Merging theory and practice as it relates to the criminal legal system touches on a critical need less attended to in queer criminology: reimagining and doing justice for queer people.
This may be a fairly common phrase used among critical scholars, activists, service-oriented professionals, and anyone interested in social justice and inclusion, but what does it really mean to do justice to something, whether a common goal, person, or group of people? At its most basic level, the term insinuates treatment in a way that is ‘as good as it should be’ (Merriam-Webster, 2021). The definition alone denotes an inherent commitment to fairness, accuracy, inclusion, and overall distribution of equality. Barrett and Lynch (2015) suggest that social justice is contingent on the notion that equality is a valued social norm and societies are just when ‘they facilitate equality, and unjust when they hamper equality’ (p. 386). Unfortunately, the treatment of LGBTQ+ people, people of color – and LGBTQ+ people of color – by the criminal legal system and society at large is far from the depiction of fair, just, or equal.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures and Tables vii
- Notes on Contributors viii
- Acknowledgments xvi
- Introduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond 1
- Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory 13
- Queer Pathways 32
- Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse 45
- Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems 56
- ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced 70
- Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance 83
- Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity 98
- Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A Systematic Review 111
- Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample 129
- Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall 144
- Liberating Black Youth across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality 159
- ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us about Institutional Harm against Trans Youth 175
- The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency 189
- ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation 206
- A Conspiracy 222
- LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues with Shelters 239
- The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World without Empathy 250
- Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care 263
- Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization 275
- Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice 289
- Index 301
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures and Tables vii
- Notes on Contributors viii
- Acknowledgments xvi
- Introduction: Towards Freedom, Empowerment, and Agency: An Introduction to Queering Criminology in Theory and Praxis: Reimagining Justice in the Criminal Legal System and Beyond 1
- Gender- and Sexuality-Based Violence among LGBTQ People: An Empirical Test of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory 13
- Queer Pathways 32
- Queer Criminology and the Destabilization of Child Sexual Abuse 45
- Queer(y)ing the Experiences of LGBTQ Workers in Criminal Processing Systems 56
- ‘PREA Is a Joke’: A Case Study of How Trans PREA Standards Are(n’t) Enforced 70
- Queerly Navigating the System: Trans* Experiences Under State Surveillance 83
- Sex-Gender Defining Laws, Birth Certificates, and Identity 98
- Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ Community: A Systematic Review 111
- Health Covariates of Intimate Partner Violence in a National Transgender Sample 129
- Serving Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, and Intersex Youth in Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall 144
- Liberating Black Youth across the Gender Spectrum Through the Deconstruction of the White Femininity/Black Masculinity Duality 159
- ‘I Thought They Were Supposed to Be on My Side’: What Jane Doe’s Experience Teaches Us about Institutional Harm against Trans Youth 175
- The Role of Adolescent Friendship Networks in Queer Youth’s Delinquency 189
- ‘At the Very Least’: Politics and Praxis of Bail Fund Organizers and the Potential for Queer Liberation 206
- A Conspiracy 222
- LGBTQ+ Homelessness: Resource Obtainment and Issues with Shelters 239
- The Color of Queer Theory in Social Work and Criminology Practice: A World without Empathy 250
- Camouflaged: Tackling the Invisibility of LGBTQ+ Veterans When Accessing Care 263
- Barriers to Reporting, Barriers to Services: Challenges for Transgender Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Victimization 275
- Conclusion: What Does It Mean to Do Justice? Current and Future Directions in Queer Criminological Research and Practice 289
- Index 301
