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Policing LGBTIQ people in rural spaces : emerging issues and future concerns

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posted on 2023-05-18, 15:44 authored by Angela DwyerAngela Dwyer, Ball, M, Barker, E
This article argues identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning (LGBTIQ) in rural spaces can produce specific types of policing experiences. While some literature examines the experiences of LGBTIQ people with police, very little has focused on how rurality explicitly shapes these experiences. This is significant considering research highlights how rurality can be connected to pronounced experiences of homophobia and transphobia. The article highlights examples from three research projects that explored: LGBTIQ young people’s interactions with police; LGBTI people’s interactions with police liaison services; and LGBTIQ-identifying police officers. The examples demonstrate the need for further research to examine how policing “happens” with rural LGBTIQ people to ensure more accountable policing policies and practice, and to highlight the complexities of localized, rural policing contexts that can both support and marginalize LGBTIQ people.

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Publication title

Rural Society

Volume

24

Pagination

227-243

ISSN

1037-1656

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

Copyright 2015 Taylor & Francis

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Gender and sexualities; Law enforcement

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