Experiences of Trans Scholars in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Trans individuals experience disproportionately high rates of victimization, discrimination and disparate treatment by the criminal processing system, as well as misrepresentation by the media. The importance and validity of studying transgender people’s experiences in the criminal processing system...

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Published in:Critical criminology (Richmond, B.C.) B.C.), 2021-03, Vol.29 (1), p.37-56
Main Authors: Walker, Allyn, Valcore, Jace, Evans, Brodie, Stephens, Ash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminology
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Law and Criminolgy
Legal research
Scholars
Transgender persons
Victimization
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Summary:Trans individuals experience disproportionately high rates of victimization, discrimination and disparate treatment by the criminal processing system, as well as misrepresentation by the media. The importance and validity of studying transgender people’s experiences in the criminal processing system is beginning to be highlighted in criminology and criminal justice (CCJ), while the experiences of trans academics—who are among those leading the push toward the amplification of this line of research—remain largely unexplored. The authors, four transmasculine scholars in CCJ, draw from auto-ethnographic methods to shed light on the experiences of trans scholars within the academy and, in particular, within CCJ. We highlight how being trans has affected our experiences in various capacities as academics. We conclude by presenting suggestions for transgender scholars and their cisgender colleague and administrator allies.
ISSN:1205-8629
1572-9877
DOI:10.1007/s10612-021-09561-5