Professor Stephen Tomsen
PROFESSOR OF CRIMINOLOGY,
Sociology and Criminology (SoSSP)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD Macquarie University
- BA Macquarie University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Sociology and Criminology (SoSSP)
Contact
| Email: | S.Tomsen@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6649 |
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| Location: | 1.G.50 Bankstown |
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Biography
Stephen Tomsen is a Professor of Criminology at UWS. He is a member of the Institute for Culture and Society and the Sociology and Criminology staff in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology. He has decades of research experience, publishing, and an international reputation for his work on violence (including homicides), crime and culture, policing, masculinity, sexuality, drinking and drug use. Professor Tomsen's published output includes seven books and numerous refereed national and international articles and papers in leading criminology and social science journals. Since his appointment at UWS in 2008 he has been the lead or a co-investigator on seven research projects attracting more than $1 million in external competitive income.
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Publications
Books
- Tomsen, S. (2009), 'Violence, Prejudice and Sexuality (Routledge Advances in Criminology)', : Routledge 9780415956550.
- Tomsen, S. and Markwell, K. (2009), 'When the Glitter Settles: Safety and Hostility at and around Gay and Lesbian Public Events', : Australian Institute of Criminology 9781921532276.
- Noone, M. and Tomsen, S. (2006), 'Lawyers in Conflict: Australian Lawyers and Legal Aid', : Federation Press 9781862876163.
- Tomsen, S. (2002), 'Hatred, Murder and Male Honour: Anti-Homosexual Homicides in New South Wales, 1980-2000', : Australian Institute of Criminology 9780642242648.
Chapters in Books
- Tomsen, S. (2011), 'The Collective Remembering of the Stories of Qualitative Criminology', Qualitative Criminology: Stories from the Field, Federation Press 9781876067243.
- Tomsen, S. and Messerschmidt, J. (2011), 'Masculinities', The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology, Routledge 9780415779678.
- Tomsen, S. (2009), 'Sexual grievances, HIV transmission and law: the unintended effects of social movement mobilisation around sexuality and justice', The Criminalisation Of HIV Transmission In Australia: Legality, Morality And Reality, NAPWA 9780646521770.
- Tomsen, S. (2008), 'Introduction', Crime, Criminal Justice and Masculinities: a Reader (The International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology), Ashgate Press 9780754627401.
- Tomsen, S. (2008), 'Masculinity, Crime and Criminalisation', The Critical Criminology Reader, Federation Press .
- Tomsen, S. (2008), 'Masculine Conflict, Disengagement and the Contemporary Governance of Drinking-Related Violence and Disorder', Crime, Criminal Justice and Masculinities: a Reader (The International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology), Ashgate Press 9780754627401.
- Tomsen, S. (2003), ''A gross overreaction' : violence, honour and the sanctified heterosexual male body', Male Trouble: Looking at Australian Masculinities, Pluto Press 9781864031218.
- Tomsen, S. (2002), 'A Top Night: Social Protest, Masculinity and the Culture of Drinking Violence', Violence, International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology .
Journal Articles
- Tomsen, S. and Wadds, P. (2013), 'Patron offending and intoxication in night time entertainment districts (POINTED) : a study protocol', International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 8.
- Salter, M. and Tomsen, S. (2012), 'Violence and Carceral Masculinities In Felony Fights', The British Journal of Criminology, 15.
- Tomsen, S. and Crofts, T. (2012), 'Social and cultural meanings of legal defences to homicide: masculinities, sexual advances and accidents', The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, .
- Salter, M. and Tomsen, S. (2012), 'Violence and carceral masculinities in Felony Fights', British Journal of Criminology, 15.
- Tomsen, S. and Crofts, T. (2012), 'Social and cultural meanings of legal responses to homicide among men : masculine honour, sexual advances and accidents', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 15.
- Markwell, K. and Tomsen, S. (2010), 'Safety and Hostility at Special Events: lessons from Australian gay and lesbian festivals', Event Management, 14.
- Tomsen, S. and Markwell, K. (2009), 'Violence, Cultural Display and the Suspension of Sexual Prejudice', Sexuality & Culture, 17.
- Tomsen, S. (2008), 'Legal Services and Neo-Liberalism in an Unequal Legal Order', Flinders Journal of Law Reform, 12.
- Tomsen, S. (2006), 'Homophobic Violence, Cultural Essentialism and Shifting Sexual Identities', Social & Legal Studies, 119.
- Tomsen, S. (2005), ''Boozers and Bouncers' Masculine Conflict, Disengagement and the Contemporary Governance of Drinking-Related Violence and Disorder', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 15.
- Tomsen, S. (2002), 'Victims, Perpetrators and Fatal Scenarios: Research on Anti-Homosexual Homicides', International Review of Victimology, 20.
Conference Papers
- Tomsen, S. (2012), 'Crime and the Night-Time Economy in Australia's Global City: Fear, Loathing and Neo-Liberal (Non) Governance', 5th Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, Rydges Hotel, Cairns.
- Tomsen, S. (2012), 'Crime and the Night-Time Economy in Australia's Global City: Fear, Loathing and Neo-Liberal (Non) Governance', Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, Cairns, Qld..
- Tomsen, S. (2011), 'Felon Fights: Masculinity, Spectacle and Suffering', 4th Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, University of Sydney.
- Tomsen, S. (2009), 'Victimhood, 'Sexual Deceit' and the social origins of the Criminilisation of HIV transmission', 3rd Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference, .
- Tomsen, S. (2007), 'Legal Services and Neo-Liberalism in an Unequal Legal Order', Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Adelaide Convention Centre.
- Tomsen, S. and Mason, G. (2004), 'Rethinking Hatred and Studying the Contradictions of Sexual Prejudice', Proceedings of the Australian Sociological Association Conference, Beechworth Victoria.
- Tomsen, S. (2004), 'Transcending the opposition between safety and pleasure in the Night-Time Economy', On the Bounce: the challenge of the Night-time economy, Newcastle.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Violence and disengagement from violence in young men's lives |
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| Years: | 2012-07-01 - 2015-06-30 |
| ID: | P00020141 |
| UWS Researchers: | Stephen Tomsen |
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| Title: | Homicide and the Night-Time Economy |
| Years: | 2011-09-08 - 2013-09-07 |
| ID: | P00019398 |
| UWS Researchers: | Stephen Tomsen |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Alcohol and Energy Drinks in NSW [via Deakin Uni, via Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre] |
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| Years: | 2012-08-01 - 2013-03-25 |
| ID: | P00021269 |
| UWS Researchers: | Stephen Tomsen |
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| Title: | The City after Dark: The Governance and Lived Experience of Urban Night-Time Culture |
| Years: | 2008-01-01 - 2012-01-15 |
| ID: | P0015556 |
| UWS Researchers: | Deborah Stevenson, Stephen Tomsen and David Rowe |
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| Title: | The City After Dark: Cultural Planning and Governance of the 'Night-Time Economy' in Parramatta |
| Years: | 2007-02-20 - 2008-02-19 |
| ID: | P0015409 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Rowe, Deborah Stevenson and Stephen Tomsen |
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| Title: | Research on alcohol and homicides in Australia |
| Years: | 2011-04-25 - 2013-01-31 |
| ID: | P00020235 |
| UWS Researchers: | Stephen Tomsen |
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| Title: | Patron Offending and Intoxication in Night Time Entertainment Districts (POINTED) [via Deakin Uni] |
| Years: | 2011-09-02 - 2012-12-02 |
| ID: | P00020655 |
| UWS Researchers: | Stephen Tomsen |
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Media
Media Contact Details
| Media Officer: | UWS Media Unit |
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| Phone: | (02) 9678 7083 |
| Email: | media@uws.edu.au |
