Queering Criminology and Criminal Justice
About the Book Series
Research into the criminal justice experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people has grown significantly in recent years, particularly under the label of ‘Queer Criminology’. Criminologists and criminal justice scholars are increasingly responding to the historical exclusion of LGBTQ+ people and their lack of representation in criminal justice studies and policies.
This series explores LGBTQ+ issues in relation to crime, criminology, and criminal justice, including: LGBTQ+ victimisation and offending; theoretical and conceptual developments required to ensure criminology better represents LGBTQ+ people; and studies into the experiences of LGBTQ+ people in relation to criminal justice agents, institutions, and practices.
Queering Criminology and Criminal Justice will serve as a focal point around which the field of queer criminology can develop and will allow for a diverse array of researchers globally (including those from the global South) to discuss a variety of criminological topics. It also aims to reinforce the importance of queer and intersectional critiques to criminology more broadly and act as a point of reference for criminologists outside of queer criminology, as well as criminal justice agents/LGBTQ+ service providers seeking to develop more inclusive, representative, and diverse understandings and practices.
We welcome book proposals that address any of these issues, or related topics, for an inclusive and interdisciplinary series. Please contact the Editor, Lydia de Cruz ([email protected]) to submit proposals.
Queer(y)ing Civil Law Responses to Domestic and Family Violence
1st Edition
By Ellen Reeves
August 22, 2025
Queer(y)ing Civil Law Responses to Domestic and Family Violence offers unique, in-depth insights into the experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors who have engaged with civil protection order systems. Drawing on data from an Australian study following the experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors of ...
Transgender People Involved with Carceral Systems: International Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Matthew Maycock, Saoirse O‘Shea, Valerie Jenness
December 11, 2024
Bringing together cutting edge and diverse research from international and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book initiates and shapes conversations about transgender people within the criminal justice system. Ambitious and timely, the book collates research to provide detailed ...
A Queer Praxis for Criminological Research: A Manifesto of an Activist Scholar
1st Edition
By April Carrillo
November 15, 2024
A Queer Praxis for Criminological Research provides an alternative research method, where researchers place themselves second to draw narratives from folx who are typically sought out by scholars because of their identity. Describing the author’s use of queer praxis during a recent study, the ...
Interrogating the Use of LGBTQ Slurs: Still Smearing the Queer?
1st Edition
By Meredith Worthen
November 30, 2023
Interrogating the Use of LGBTQ Slurs: Still Smearing the Queer? provides a critical exploration of LGBTQ slurs through its innovative focus on hetero-cis-normativity and Norm-Centered Stigma Theory (NCST), the first-ever testable theory about stigma. Based on research with more than 3,000 ...