Abstract
The LGBTQ community in the US, while experiencing great strides in social equality, continues to suffer disproportionately in the criminal justice system. Historical precedents of criminalizing the LGBTQ community are rife within the criminal justice system; the establishment of anti-sodomy laws, belief of inherent criminality, and a heteronormative perspective have all fostered a greater anti-queer regime. The criminalization and incarceration of the LGBTQ community remain steadfastly in place, with little to no reprieve. Establishing a new narrative in the criminalization and imprisonment of the LGBTQ community may assist in efforts to achieve real change within the criminal justice system. Moving towards a new analysis rooted in the queer experience may also be useful in dismantling the criminal justice system that continues to criminalize and incarcerate the LGBTQ community.
Recommended Citation
Peck, Steven
(2022)
"The Criminal Justice System and the LGBTQ Community: An Anti-Queer Regime,"
Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science: Vol. 10
:
Iss.
1
, Article 5.
https://doi.org/10.31979/THEMIS.2022.1005
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol10/iss1/5
