DFC Member Awards – Division of Feminist Criminology

Each year, the DFC recognizes contributions of our faculty scholars, professional , and student members.

AWARDS ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES

Distinguished Scholar Award: recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of women and crime by an established scholar. The contributions may consist of a single outstanding book or work, a series of theoretical or research contributions, or the accumulated contributions of an established scholar. Eligibility includes scholars who have held a Ph.D. for eight or more years.

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Feminist Criminology Graduate Research Scholarship: This scholarship is designed to recognize an exceptional graduate student in the field of gender and crime. The Division will award one graduate student a one-time scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to support a project involving original research. Two honorable mentions in the amount of $500 each will be awarded to runner-¬up proposals. The student must be the leader or principal investigator on the project.

The scholarship is funded by the royalties from Feminist Criminology, an innovative journal that is dedicated to research related to women, girls, and crime within the context of a feminist critique of criminology. Published quarterly by SAGE Publications as the official journal of the Division of Feminist Criminology (DFC) of the American Society of Criminology, this international publication focuses on research and theory that highlights the gendered nature of crime.

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Graduate Scholar Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of graduate students to the field women and crime, both in their published work and their service to the Division of Feminist Criminology. Outstanding contributions may include single or multiple published works that complement the mission of the DFC, and significant work within the Division, including serving as committee members, committee chairs, or executive board members. Preference will be given to those candidates who have provided exceptional service to the DFC. Eligibility includes scholars who are still enrolled in an M.A. or Ph.D. program at the time of their nomination.

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Sarah Hall Award for Service Contributions: recognizes outstanding service contributions to the Division on Women and Crime of the American Society of Criminology and to professional interests regarding feminist criminology. Service may include mentoring, serving as an officer of the Division on Women and Crime, committee work for the ASC, DWC, or other related group, and/or serving as editor or editorial board member of journals and books or book series devoted to research on women and crime. The award is named after Sarah Hall, administrator of the American Society of Criminology for over 30 years, whose tireless service helped countless students and scholars in their careers.

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Lifetime Achievement Award: recognizes scholars upon retirement. We inaugurated this award on our 20th Anniversary, 2004. Scholars receiving this award should have an established career advancing the goals and work of the Division on Women and Crime.

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CoraMae Richey Mann “Inconvenient Woman of the Year” Award: recognizes the scholar/activist who has participated in publicly promoting the ideals of gender equality and women’s rights throughout society, particularly as it relates to gender and crime issues. This award will be granted on an ad hoc basis. Nominations should include specific documentation of public service (news articles, etc) and should describe in detail how this person’s activism has raised awareness and interest in the issues that concern the Division on Women and Crime. This award was inaugurated in honor of our 20th Anniversary in 2004.

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New Scholar Award: recognizes the achievements of scholars who show outstanding merit at the beginnings of their careers. Outstanding merit may be based on a single book or work, including dissertation or a series of theoretical or research contributions to the area of women and crime. Eligibility includes scholars who held a Ph.D. for less than eight years.

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Saltzman Award for Contributions to Practice: recognizes a criminologist whose professional accomplishments have increased the quality of justice and the level of safety for women. The Saltzman Award need not be given every year. It is available to honor unique achievements combining scholarship, persuasion, activism and commitment, particularly work that has made a deep impact on the quality of justice for women, as well as a wide impact (interdisciplinary, international, or cross-cultural).

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Student Paper Competition The Division of Feminist Criminology of the American Society of Criminology invites submissions for the Student Paper Competition. The winners will be recognized during the DFC banquet at the annual conference and awarded cash prizes of $500 to the winner of the graduate competition and $250 to the winner of the undergraduate competition. In cases in which there are multiple authors, the award will be divided among the recipients.

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Student Poster Competition The Division of Feminist Criminology of the American Society of Criminology invites submissions for the Student Poster Competition. The winners will be recognized during the DFC banquet at the annual conference and awarded cash prizes of $250 to the winner of the graduate competition and $125 to the winner of the undergraduate competition.