In the new SIU Press publication, Q Policing: Experiences, Perspectives, and Passions, global authors offer their unique perspectives on issues within Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer communities relating to law enforcement.
Editors combine essays from eighteen scholars, social workers, police officers, and other community leaders that outline various LGBTQ+ issues.
The book is split up into three sections. Part one discusses policing through the context of race and ethnicity, with community-building models included. Part two highlights the experiences of individuals from historically marginalized communities, and part three looks into the perspective of LGBTQ+ individuals concerning policing.
The book maps out the findings and concerns of experts, explores the experience of queer police officers, and uses queer theory to discuss the effectiveness of community liaisons, plus more.
In addition to its editors, the text features essays by Roberto L. Abreu, Dhanya Babu, Koree S. Badio, Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill, Alexa DeGagne, Nicole Elias, Tyson Marlow, Julio A. Martin, Sean A. McCandless, Seth J. Meyer, Paige L. Moore, Lauren Moton, Max Osborn, Heather Panter, Leah Rouse, Nick Rumens, Mitchell D. Sellers, and Emma L. Turley.
