1st Edition

Transgender Cops The Intersection of Gender and Sexuality Expectations in Police Cultures

By Heather Panter Copyright 2018
236 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Building on comparative research in the U.K. and the U.S.A., this is the first book focused specifically on transgender experiences within policing. It examines the issues faced by the transgender community within policing and explores how gender, and the non-conformity of it, is perceived within police cultures. Moreover, it provides an on-going critique of the queer criminology movement and why... Read more

Introduction. Current Failures in ‘Queer’ Criminology: Why Transgender Identities Should Be Included in LGBT+ Police Research

1. The Silent "T" in LGBT+ Police Studies

2. Previous Police Research on LGBT+ Identities

3. Gendered Divisions and Social Spaces within Policing  

4. My Reflective Exploration into Police Culture

5. Comparative Research on the Intersection of Police Culture and Transgender Identities

6. "A man who cuts his penis off will never be a woman": Cisgender Police Perceptions of Transgender Officers

7. "We’re the ugly child of the LGBT world": Trans Police Occupational Experiences within Police Culture

8. "We don’t hire people because they are male or female … We are going to make this work": Transgender Perspectives of Administrative Issues

9. Research Contributions and Future Police Policy Recommendations

Appendix A: Sample Interview Schedule

Appendix B: Common Trans Terms

Index

Biography

Dr Heather Panter is a retired police detective with over 2,000 hours of police-specific training and a combined 13 years of American law enforcement experience with local and federal police agencies. Currently, she is a senior lecturer at Liverpool’s John Moore University where she is a programme leader in the BSc in Policing and Forensics and the program leader in the MSc in Policing and Criminal Investigations.