It is no secret to those who practice in the criminal justice system that the most marginalized individuals are often the most criminalized. In their evaluation of how identities of the accused play a role in cases, criminal defense practitioners and other stakeholders such as prosecutors and judges must recognize that sexual orientation and gender identities and expressions (SOGI/E) are factors in the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, and queer (LGBTGNCQ) individuals. The Legal Aid Society’s (Society’s) Criminal Defense Practice (CDP) is currently undergoing a practice-wide education of the oppression facing these clients, and CDP hopes to serve as an example of inclusion of cultural humility in its client-centered representation.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Building an LGBTGNCQ Culturally Humble Defense Practice
Kimberly Forte
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