Professor Frances Heidensohn

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 LSE, 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 British Society of Criminology Outstanding Achievement Award.