Perceptions of police: Experiences in the trans* community |
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Authors: | Christine R Serpe Kevin L Nadal |
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Institution: | 1. University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, USAcrserpe@mail.umkc.edu;3. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTTransgender people have more frequent and negative interactions with police by way of brutality, unwarranted stops, and detainments on the basis of gender identity (Amnesty International, 2005; Wurth, Schleifer, McLemore, Todrys, & Amon, 2013). The present study aims to expand on current psychological literature by understanding the relationship between gender identity, perceptions of police, and willingness to interact with police. A non-equivalent control group design was employed to compare differences among cisgender men, cisgender women, and trans* participants regarding their perceptions of police and level of comfort with interacting with police. |
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Keywords: | discrimination victimization transgender heterosexism |
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