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Gender Identity - Welcome and Introduction - San Diego County Sheriff
3/22/2021

                   San Diego County Sheriff’s Department

                        Gender Identity

                        Jail Population Management Unit

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    Welcome and
    Introduction

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                      • Identify special considerations related
                        to gender identity issues

                      • Differentiate how people can identify
    Gender Identity     themselves

                      • Identify social and economic impact
                        relating to gender identity

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                Identify special considerations
               related to gender identity issues

             • Searches
             • Housing
             • Programming
             • Hygiene, Commissary, Clothing
             • Urine testing

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    • JIMS Hazards/modifiers:

    •   Gender Identity
    •   TGF – Female
    •   TGM – Male
    •   TGX – Non‐binary/other

    • Search Preference
    • MSS – Male search
    • FSS – Female search

    • Housing Preference
    • Inmates preference but JPMU has
      the final housing determination.

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     Housing and
     programming
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     Urinalysis
     Testing
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                   Ally:
                   A person who is not LGBTQ+ but supports LGBTQ+ people
                   and promotes equality. An ally stands up to discriminatory
                   behavior and works to understand the complexities of the
                   LGBTQ+ community.
                   Asexual:
                   An adjective used to describe people who do not
                   experience sexual attraction.
                   Bisexual:
                   A person who is emotionally, physically, and/or sexually
     Definitions   attracted to more than one gender or sexual category.
                   Cisgender:
                   Describes someone who feels comfortable with the
                   gender identity and gender expressions assigned to them
                   based on their physical sex.
                   Discrimination:
                   Prejudice + power. It occurs when members of a more
                   powerful social group behave unjustly or cruelly to
                   members of a less powerful group.
                   Drag:
                   The performance of one or multiple genders theatrically.

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                      Gay:
                      Term used in some cultures settings to represent makes who are
                      attracted to makes in romantic or emotional sense. This term can
                      also apply to genders other than men.

                      Gender:
                      A socially constructed concepts classifying behavior as either
                      “masculine” or “Feminine” unrelated to one’s external genitalia.

                      Gender Identity:

     Definitions      Distinct from sexual orientation and refers to a person’s internal,
                      deeply felt sense of being male, female or non‐binary.

     Cont.            Gender Expression:
                      A person’s expression of their gender identity including
                      appearance, dress, mannerisms, speech and social interaction.

                      Gender Non‐Conforming:
                      Gender characteristics and/or behaviors that do not confirm to
                      those typically associated with a person’s biological sex.

                      Gender “Norms”:
                      The expectations associated with “masculine” and “feminine”
                      conduct based on how society commonly believes males and
                      females should behave.

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                   Heteronormativity:
                   The assumption in individuals or institutions that everyone is heterosexual
                   and that heterosexuality is superior to other sexual orientations.
                   Homosexual:
                   Sexual, emotional and/or romantic attraction to persons of the same sex.
                   Intersex:
                   A condition in which a person is born with external genitalia, internal
                   reproductive organs, chromosome patterns and/or an endocrine system
                   that does not fit typical definitions of male or female.
     Definitions   Lesbian:

     Cont.         Commonly refers to women typically attracted to other women.
                   LGBTQ+:
                   Acronym used to include all those who have diverse sexual orientations
                   and/or gender identities. The acronym includes those who identify as
                   lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning and the “+”
                   includes all others within the spectrum.
                   Non‐Binary:
                   Term used by some people who experience their gender identity and/or
                   gender expression as falling outside the categories of man and woman.
                   They may self‐identify as falling somewhere in between man and woman,
                   or they may define it as wholly different from these terms.

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                        Questioning:
                        Active process in which a person explores her or his own sexual
                        orientation and/or gender identity and questions the cultural
                        assumptions that they are heterosexual and/or gender
                        confirming.

                        Sex:
                        One’s anatomical make‐up, including external genitalia,
                        chromosomes and reproductive system.

                        Sexual Orientation:

     Definitions        Romantic and/or physical attraction to members of the same or
                        different sex.

     Cont.              Transgender:
                        A person whose gender identity (internal sense of feeling male or
                        female) differs from their sex at birth, whether or not they have
                        changed their biological characteristics. A transgender identity is
                        not dependent upon physical appearance or medical procedures.

                        Transgender Female:
                        A person whose birth sex was male, but understands herself to be
                        and desires to live as a female.

                        Transgender Male:
                        A person whose birth sex was female, but understands himself to
                        be and desires to live as a male.

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            Social and                     • Family
            economic impact                • Homelessness
            relating to                    • Employment
            gender identity                                     Unjust: How The Broken
                                                              Criminal Justice System Fails
                                                                      LGBT People
                                                                Movement Advancement
                                                               Project and Advancement
                                                                         Project
                                                            https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lg
                                                                 bt‐criminal‐justice.pdf

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                                       Family Rejection
         Unjust: How The Broken
       Criminal Justice System Fails
               LGBT People
         Movement Advancement
        Project and Advancement
                  Project
     https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lg
          bt‐criminal‐justice.pdf

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                                       Increased Rates of
                                       Homelessness

         Unjust: How The Broken
       Criminal Justice System Fails
               LGBT People
         Movement Advancement
        Project and Advancement
                  Project
     https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lg
          bt‐criminal‐justice.pdf

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         Employment
         Discrimination

         Unjust: How The Broken
       Criminal Justice System Fails
               LGBT People
         Movement Advancement
        Project and Advancement
                  Project
     https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lg
          bt‐criminal‐justice.pdf

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         Unjust: How The Broken
       Criminal Justice System Fails
               LGBT People
        Movement Advancement
        Project and Advancement
                  Project
     https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/lg
          bt‐criminal‐justice.pdf

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                                       Questions?

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     JPMU Contact information

     San Diego Central Jail

     Phone: (619) 615‐2828

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San Diego County
                       SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

                       VOLUNTARY GENDER IDENTITY STATEMENT
                       OF PREFERENCE

It is the duty of the Sheriff's Detention Services Bureau to receive, evaluate, house and provide secure,
safe and humane custody of all persons who are lawfully committed or held for confinement until their
appropriate release from Sheriff's custody. Every inmate, including each transgender, intersex or gender
non-conforming inmate, will be individually assessed and provided appropriate housing based on
classification standards.
Please complete the following information so your preference can be documented and considered:

Booking Number:                                            Gender Identity:

Search Preference

              Female                 Male                   No Preference

Housing Preference

While in custody I would prefer to be housed with:

              Female                 Male                   No Preference

I understand this is a preference and the ultimate decision will be based on several factors to include my
safety, safety of staff and others.

                         Signature                                                     Date

Witnessing Sworn Staff

                       Print Name                                              ARJIS

                       Signature                                         Date                      Time

J-350 10/19                                                            Original: Custody Record
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