LGBTQ+ officers in US federal service: an examination of workplace inclusion and experiencing sex-based discrimination

IF 2 2区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing & Society Pub Date : 2023-10-13 DOI:10.1080/10439463.2023.2269290

Helen H. Yu, David Lee

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ABSTRACTWorkplace inclusion occurs when employees perceive a workplace climate that values all employees and treats them fairly with dignity and respect. Yet, social identity theory suggests that this inclusive culture remains limited among LGBTQ+ employees, especially in hyper-masculine occupations such as policing. Using a sample of 4,578 sworn officers, this study examines the level of inclusion perceived by LGBTQ+ officers in US federal service, in comparison to non-LGBTQ+ officers. The moderating effects of inclusion are also investigated on LGBTQ+ officers who experience sex-based discrimination, to include sexual harassment. Findings suggest LGBTQ+ officers perceive less inclusion in the workplace than non-LGBTQ+ officers. However, LGBTQ+ officers who report working in an inclusive climate are less likely to experience incidents of sexual harassment, while there is no significant effect for sexual discrimination. These findings are important because they extend the discourse on capturing the workplace experiences of an underserved or disadvantaged community in policing scholarship.KEYWORDS: Inclusionsocial identity theorygender identityLGBTQsex-based discrimination AcknowledgementsThis publication is based upon work conducted under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cooperative Research and Development Agreement No. 21-CRCL-001. The views and/or conclusions contained in this document are those of the author(s) and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the DHS, and do not constitute a DHS endorsement of the equipment tested or evaluated.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Human subjects researchHuman studies research approval (protocol number 2020-01000) was granted by the University of Hawai‘i Institutional Review Board, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, USA.

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美国联邦服务中的LGBTQ+官员:对工作场所包容性和经历性别歧视的调查

摘要当员工感受到一种重视所有员工、公平对待他们、尊重他们的工作环境时，就会出现工作场所包容。然而，社会认同理论表明，这种包容性文化在LGBTQ+员工中仍然有限，尤其是在警察等男性化程度极高的职业中。本研究以4578名宣誓警官为样本，考察了美国联邦服务中LGBTQ+警官对非LGBTQ+警官的包容程度。研究还调查了包容对遭受性别歧视(包括性骚扰)的LGBTQ+警官的调节作用。调查结果显示，与非LGBTQ警官相比，LGBTQ警官认为工作场所对他们的包容程度更低。然而，报告在包容性环境中工作的LGBTQ+官员不太可能经历性骚扰事件，而对性别歧视没有显著影响。这些发现很重要，因为它们扩展了在警务奖学金中捕捉服务不足或弱势社区的工作场所经验的论述。关键词:包容社会认同理论性别认同lgbtq性别歧视本文基于美国国土安全部(DHS)合作研究与发展协议第21-CRCL-001号所开展的工作。本文件中包含的观点和/或结论是作者的观点和/或结论，不应被解释为一定代表国土安全部的官方政策，无论是明示的还是暗示的，也不构成国土安全部对测试或评估设备的认可。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。人类受试者研究人类研究批准(协议号2020-01000)由夏威夷大学机构审查委员会，夏威夷大学Mānoa，檀香山，美国批准。

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期刊介绍： Policing & Society is widely acknowledged as the leading international academic journal specialising in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. This includes: • Social scientific investigations of police policy and activity • Legal and political analyses of police powers and governance • Management oriented research on aspects of police organisation Space is also devoted to the relationship between what the police do and the policing decisions and functions of communities, private sector organisations and other state agencies.