Introduction: Reducing the invisibility of sexual and gender identities in criminology and criminal justice

Abstract

In this chapter, the Handbook editors provide an overview of the volume. They discuss what led to this collection of papers that deconstruct the heteronormativity of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ); their goals in producing this volume for CCJ so that LGBT people are better understood and better served; and the organization and content of the Handbook. Each of the chapters is briefly described and tied to the overarching goals and themes of the Handbook.