University of Guelph-Humber

Justice Studies instructor Joe Couto was recently highlighted in the Canadian Police Chief Magazine for his research on female LGBTQ police officers. Couto's study, titled, "Gay. Female. Cop: The Intersectionality of Gender and Sexual Orientation in Police Culture," looks at the challenges faced by this traditionally marginalized group of police officers.

A key finding in this study, based on participant reports, was that gender identity had a much greater bearing on the challenges and opportunity in the police workplace. 

Couto's research was funded by the University of Guelph-Humber Research Grant. 

Read the article here.