Preface to the Special Issue

• Author: Matthew J. Ball,Henry F. Fradella
• Published date: 01 May 2020
• Date: 01 May 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/1043986219894432
• Subject Matter: Introduction

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Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

2020, Vol. 36(2) 180 –181

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Introduction

Preface to the Special Issue

This issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (JCCJ) is devoted to

“Emerging Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice for LGBTQ+ People.” In this

issue, we showcase strong empirical studies that explore a number of important issues

concerning how the criminal justice system interacts with people on the basis of

sexual orientation and gender identity. Specifically, Val Jenness and Julie Gerlinger

present their findings of an original study on how Californian men’s prisons shape

gender among incarcerated transgender women; Brendan Lantz reports on differen-

tial responses to same-sex intimate partner violence; Doug Meyer analyzes how

queer males perceive negative experiences with the police; Toby Miles-Johnson

offers insights into how police officers’ sexual orientation influences their percep-

tions of policing LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/question-

ing) people; and Angela Dwyer and Matthew J. Ball examine the complexities of

navigating identity and visibility for law enforcement personnel who work in

LGBTQ+ police liaison programs.1

We want to express our sincere gratitude to all of the people who served as peer

reviewers for the articles in this volume, especially since many of them reviewed

manuscripts under tight time constraints. Without the thoughtful insights the following

people shared, this volume would not have been possible: Nicole Asquith (Western

Sydney University), Tod Burke (Radford University), Alesha Durfee (Arizona State

University), Jenna Calton (George Mason University), Roddrick Colvin (San Diego

State University), Lisa Dario (Florida Atlantic University), Courtenay Daum (Colorado

State University), Bianca Fileborn (The University of Melbourne), Kate Fox (Arizona

State University), Brian Frederick (University of Gloucestershire), Heather Hlavka

(Marquette University), Matthew Jones (The Open University), Heather Littleton

(East Carolina University), Doug Meyer (University of Virginia), Barbara Owen

(California State University, Fresno), Steven Owen (Radford University), Lisa Pasko

(University of Denver), James Pickles (Sheffield Hallam University), Emma Russell

(La Trobe University), John Shjarback (Rowan University), Danielle Slakoff (Loyola

University New Orleans), Mary Stohr (Washington State University), Jace Valcore

(University of Houston–Downtown), Megan Verhagan (Arizona State University),

and Allyn Walker (Old Dominion University).

We thank Dr. Chris Eskridge, the Editor-in-Chief of the JCCJ, for his support for

this issue. And we also thank all of the people who submitted manuscripts that were

not ultimately accepted for publication. Indeed, we were fortunate to receive many

fine submissions. Space limitations, however, prevented the publication of several

pieces of scholarship that clearly are worthy of publication. Thankfully, though, Dr.

Richard Tewksbury, the Editor-in-Chief of Criminal Justice Studies, graciously offered

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