Dr Francesca Menichelli
Biography
I joined the Department of Sociology as a lecturer in criminology in January 2018. I was previously a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford.
I am an urban sociologist by training and I am interested in mechanisms of social control, urban regulatory regimes and models of governance, policing and comparative research. My current research project looks at public health approaches to policing in England and Wales.
Here at Surrey, I teach both undergraduate and postgraduate modules in criminology. I am also the Programme Director for the Criminology BSc and the Public Engagement Lead for the department.
University roles and responsibilities
- Programme Director BSc Criminology
- Public Engagement Lead
Research
Research interests
My current research interests include:
* Crime prevention/community safety, particularly the local governance of crime prevention and the work of community safety partnerships, the definition of policing priorities and mechanisms for engagement with local communities
* Public health approaches to crime control, specifically in terms of the involvement of health authorities and social care in the development of criminal justice policies, both at the local and national level
* Vulnerability and vulnerable populations, particularly as a target of criminal justice policies; how vulnerability is defined and assessed, how it used by the police.
* Comparative research in criminology
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD applicants who are interested in conducting research in any of these areas.
Supervision
Postgraduate research supervision
I welcome enquiries from potential PhD applicants who are interested in conducting research in any of my areas of expertise, specifically:
* Crime prevention/community safety, particularly the local governance of crime prevention and the work of community safety partnerships, the definition of policing priorities and mechanisms for engagement with local communities
* Public health approaches to crime control, specifically in terms of the involvement of health authorities and social care in the development of criminal justice policies, both at the local and national level
* Vulnerability and vulnerable populations, particularly as a target of criminal justice policies; how vulnerability is defined and assessed, how it used by the police.
* Comparative research in criminology
My teaching
Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems (SOC1035)
Responses to Crime and Deviance (SOC2091)
Crime and Media (SOC2067)
Comparative Criminology (SOCM067)