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Examining case outcomes in US transgender homicides

An Exploratory Investigation of the Intersectionality of Victim Characteristics

Bibliographic Data

ID2155678
AuthorsRayna E Momen (0000-0002-5340-6624, West Virginia University, corresponding author), Lisa M Dilks (0000-0001-9279-9590, West Virginia University)
Year2021
Volume41
Issue1
Pages53-79
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732173.2020.1850379
OpenAlexW3111823885
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited92

Empirical research has yet to explore the intersections of victim characteristics on case outcomes (e.g. guilty, not guilty, unsolved) in transgender homicides. Drawing on queer criminological and intersectional frameworks, both theoretically and methodologically, we explore this relationship using data from 105 transgender homicide cases in the United States between 2010 and 2016. Although only an exploratory study due to our small and sparse sample, both bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal that case outcomes are patterned on the intersections between trans homicide victim race, gender identity, and age at death. We find that while Black trans women are the most common group of trans homicide victim, their cases are among the least likely to result in a guilty verdict. We also find that age plays a unique role in the likelihood of conviction creating an eldership advantage for some race and gender identity intersections but serving as a disadvantage for others

Bivariate analysis · Conviction · Criminology · Exploratory research · Homicide · Intersectionality · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Transgender · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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