BreakOUT!; National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Keywords: African American/Black Youth; Civil Rights; Gender Non-Conforming Youth; Juvenile Justice; Racial and Ethnic Disparities; Research; System Reform; Transgender Youth; Youth Experiences

Maltreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people by police has been documented in a number of reports around the country. This report by BreakOUT!, a group of LGBTQ youth in New Orleans who are impacted by the criminal/ juvenile justice system, found that policing practices in New Orleans continue to implicitly and explicitly target LGBTQ youth of color. They also found a disproportionate impact on youth, people of color, and transgender or gender nonconforming people. BreakOUT! members, most of whom identify as African-American/Black transgender women living in New Orleans, were the instrument developers, survey collectors, and data analysts for this report. [Summary adapted from resource.]

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We Deserve Better: A Report on Policing in New Orleans By and For Queer and Trans Youth of Color