@inbook{f6b37f6d7304461f99e6fcf3bca3cd57,
title = "Victimhood, truth and criminal justice failure in relation to anti-homosexual violence and killings in New South Wales",
abstract = "This article further illustrated the justice limiting and harmful effects of the heterosexual masculinity that is embedded in the practices of state criminal justice and law enforcement agencies. It details a key local history of repressive police activity in relation to homosexuality, followed by a {"}reform period{"} that eventually became characterised by the denial of legitimate status to gay and trans victims of extreme violence and killing. In the past, police indifference served to worsen this violence. Despite the development of LGBTI liaison, persistent denial about unreported and misclassified crimes reflects a rigid defence of honour and claims of legitimacy across both the past and present. This irrational denial has further exposed contemporary police to criticism via judicial and political review.",
author = "Stephen Tomsen and Tyrone Kirchengast",
year = "2025",
doi = "10.4324/9781003372141-10",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781032444277",
series = "Routledge Studies in Crime and Society",
publisher = "Routledge (Taylor \& Francis Group)",
pages = "112--126",
editor = "Tomsen, \{ Stephen\}",
booktitle = "Crime, Violence and Masculinities",
}