Failing to Protect and Serve: Police Department Policies Towards Transgender People(2019).

National Center for Transgender Equality.

Keywords: Civil Rights; Juvenile Justice; Law Enforcement; Policy; Research; Transgender Youth

The purpose of this report is to promote stronger and more fair policies when it comes to police interactions with transgender people. This report focuses primarily on policies specifically governing police interactions with transgender people, including non-discrimination statements, recognition of non-binary identities in applicable policies, use of respectful communication, recording information in department forms, search procedures, transportation, placement in temporary lock-up facilities, access to medication, removal of appearance related items, training, and bathroom access. For each topic, model policies are provided that can and should be adopted by police departments in collaboration with transgender leaders in their communities.[Summary from resource.]

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