Police Hiring and Retention of Sexual Minorities in Georgia and Texas after Lawrence v. Texas
Department
Sociology and Criminal Justice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2009
Abstract
In this telephone interview study, hiring and retention policies and practices relevant to sexual minority officers among twenty selected police departments in Georgia and Texas were examined. The authors examined policies and practices in place before and after the U.S. Supreme Court''s 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, in which the Court struck down Texas'' sodomy law on grounds that it violated due process and the right to privacy, in effect decriminalizing homosexual conduct throughout the nation. Conclusions and policy implications for law enforcement hiring practices in light of this landmark decision are discussed.
Journal Title
Journal of Criminal Justice
Journal ISSN
Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume
37
Issue
3
First Page
256
Last Page
261
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.04.005