Abstract

Empirical research has yet to explore the intersections of victim characteristics on case outcomes (e.g. guilty, not guilty, unsolved) in transgender homicides. Drawing on queer criminological and intersectional frameworks, both theoretically and methodologically, we explore this relationship using data from 105 transgender homicide cases in the United States between 2010 and 2016. Although only an exploratory study due to our small and sparse sample, both bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal that case outcomes are patterned on the intersections between trans homicide victim race, gender identity, and age at death. We find that while Black trans women are the most common group of trans homicide victim, their cases are among the least likely to result in a guilty verdict. We also find that age plays a unique role in the likelihood of conviction creating an eldership advantage for some race and gender identity intersections but serving as a disadvantage for others.

摘要

实证研究尚未探索受害者特征与跨性别杀人案中案件结局（例如，有罪，无罪，未解决）的交集。我们从理论和方法上利用同性恋犯罪学和交叉学框架，使用2010年至2016年间美国105例跨性别凶杀案中的数据探索了这种关系。尽管由于样本量少且样本稀少，所以仅是一项探索性研究，但双变量和多变量分析表明，案件的结局是由跨杀人案受害者种族，性别认同和死亡年龄之间的交集构成的。我们发现，尽管黑人跨性别妇女是最常见的跨种族杀人案受害者，但她们的案件是最不可能导致有罪判决的案件之一。