Feminist and queer criminology

A vital place for theorizing LGBTQ youth

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12912977
AutoresLindsay Kahle (Virginia Tech, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume12
Fascículo3
Data de publicação2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-9020 • E-ISSN: 1751-9020
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/soc4.12564
OpenAlexW2792725937
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas45

Creating safe environments for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) youth has become a significant public health concern. Despite the disparities in the risk factors associated with identifying as a member of the LGBTQ community, the theoretical frameworks for understanding these issues, particularly within criminology, have been limited. The purpose of this work is to review the historical treatment of gender and sexual orientation within criminology. More specifically, this work reviews how gender was introduced into criminology through the work of feminist criminology, followed by the need for theorization that further analyzed sexual orientation. This then became the focus of queer criminology. After tracing the historical development of gender and sexual orientation, the author uses the theoretical foundations of both to show how it applies to recognizing the issues faced by LGBTQ youth. Finally, the author discusses why consideration of these frameworks is paramount in understanding the issues faced by LGBTQ youth, as well as how such consideration and understanding can help mend the existing gap in providing safer environments for LGBTQ youth

Criminology · Heterosexism · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Queer · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Transgender · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy