FRANCES HEIDENSOHN is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Department of Social Policy and Politics at Goldsmiths' College, University of London, UK.

'a highly readable and at times novel text... a useful introduction to the phenomenon of crime.' - Sociology '...highly readable...a useful introduction to the phenomenon of crime.' - Journal of Social Policy

• The Social Construction of Crime CitiesCrime and Social Disorganisation Youth, Delinquency and SubculturesChanging Perspectives on Crime: From Interactionism to Critical CriminologyGender and Crime PolicingCrime and Social OrderSocial Responses to Crime: Control, Prevention and Victim SupportUnderstanding Crime in a Changing Society.

FRANCES HEIDENSOHN is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Department of Social Policy and Politics at Goldsmiths' College, University of London, UK.

'a highly readable and at times novel text... a useful introduction to the phenomenon of crime.' - Sociology '...highly readable...a useful introduction to the phenomenon of crime.' - Journal of Social Policy

• The Social Construction of Crime CitiesCrime and Social Disorganisation Youth, Delinquency and SubculturesChanging Perspectives on Crime: From Interactionism to Critical CriminologyGender and Crime PolicingCrime and Social OrderSocial Responses to Crime: Control, Prevention and Victim SupportUnderstanding Crime in a Changing Society.