From Victimization to Incarceration: Transgender Women in Costa Rica

In spite of a democratic governance model, due to cis-heteronormativity, the rights of incarcerated transgender women in Costa Rica are routinely undermined by pervasive direct, social and structural violence. In effect, their incarceration is often preceded by victimization in the public and privat...

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Main Author: Rodriguez Alvarez, Gloriana (Author)
Contributors: Fernandez Muñoz, Alejandro
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 131-162
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Vulnerable groups
Transgender women
Prison reform
Incarcerated women
Cis heteronormativity