Professor Frances Heidensohn is a pioneer of feminist perspectives in criminology. Her research interests lie in the study of gender and criminology and she has developed work on gender and law enforcement and on international and comparative studies on crime and justice.
Frances graduated in Sociology from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, gaining the Hobhouse Memorial Prize, and studied and taught at the School until 1974. She then moved to the Civil Service College where she was Director of Studies in Social Policy, followed by Goldsmiths University of London. At Goldsmiths, Frances held the Chair of Social Policy from 1994-2004. She has been a visiting professor at Queen's University, Belfast, the University of Montreal and Macgill University.
In 2000, she received the Book Award of the International Division of the American Society of Criminology and in 2004, the Sellin Glueck Award of the ASC for contributions to international criminology. In 2018, Frances received the .
Selected Publications
2012
Heidensohn, Frances and Silvestri, Marisa (2012) In: Maguire, Mike and Morgan, Rod and Reiner, Robert, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 336-369. ISBN 9780199590278
Brown, Jennifer and Heidensohn, Frances (2012) In: Newburn, Tim and Peay, Jill, (eds.) Policing: Politics, Culture and Control. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, 111-134. ISBN 9781849463003
2010
Heidensohn, Frances (2010) British Journal of Sociology, 61 (s1). 7-8. ISSN 0007-1315
Heidensohn, Frances and Wright, Richard (2010) British Journal of Sociology, 61 (s1). 1-6. ISSN 0007-1315
Heidensohn, Frances (2010) British Journal of Sociology, 61 (s1). 111-126. ISSN 0007-1315
Heidensohn, Frances and Moon, Claire and Stevenson, Gillian and Tonkiss, Fran and Wright, Richard (2010) British Journal of Sociology, 61 (s1). 1-420. ISSN 0007-1315
2009
Heidensohn, Frances (2009) In: Newburn, Tim and Rock, Paul, (eds.) The Politics of Crime Control: Essays in Honour of David Downes. Clarendon studies in criminology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 173-196. ISBN 9780199565955
2008
Heidensohn, Frances (2008) In: Newburn, Tim, (ed.) Handbook of Policing. Willan Publishing, Cullompton, UK, 642-665. ISBN 9781843923237
2007
Heidensohn, Frances (2007) In: King, Roy and Wincup, Emma, (eds.) Doing Research on Crime and Justice. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 199-230. ISBN 9780199287628
2006
Heidensohn, Frances, ed (2006) Willan, Cullompton. ISBN 1843921995
2000
Heidensohn, Frances and Brown, Jennifer, eds (2000) Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK. ISBN 9780333730607