Amanda Glasbeek
Associate Professor
Criminology (CRIM)
On Sabbatical (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
Office: 754 Ross Building South
Phone: 416 736 2100 Ext: 77812
Email: aglasbee@yorku.ca
Amanda Glasbeek is an Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Social Science, and is appointed to the graduate programs in Sociolegal Studies, Sociology, and Gender, Feminist, and Women's Studies. Her research interests lie at the intersection of feminist criminology, surveillance studies, and anti-carceral studies. Recent research and publications have focused on gender and CCTV, body-worn cameras in Canada (especially Toronto), defunding and police reform, and visual surveillance technologies, especially with respect to crime and policing.
Degrees
PhD, 2004, Women’s Studies, York UniversityMA, 1992, Sociology, Carleton University
BA (Hons), 1989, Sociology, Trent University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesCommunity Contributions
Chair, Department of Social Science, York University (2022-2024; 2016-2019).
Senator 2022-2024
Member, APPC (LA&PS), 2021-2024
Research Interests
He Said, She Said, We Watched: Video Evidence in Sexual Assault Trials. In A. Powell, A. Flynn, L Suguira (eds). Palgrave Handbook on Gender, Violence, and Technology, pp. 441-459
Accountability, Discretion, and the Questions We Ask. In Bryce Newell, ed. Police on Camera: Surveillance, Privacy, and Police Accountability (Routledge): 147-153
History Matters. In Deborah Brock, Amanda Glasbeek, Carmela Murdocca (eds). Criminalization, Representation, and Regulation: Thinking Differently About Crime, University of Toronto Press, pp 29-48.
The Haunting of Surveillance Studies: Seeing, Knowing, and Ghostly Apparitions Surveillance & Society 20 (4): 142-149.
(with Mariful Alam and Katrin Roots). Seeing and Not-Seeing: Race and Body-Worn Cameras iin Canada. Surveillance & Society 18 (3), 328-342
(with Mariful Alam and Katrin Roots). Time, Postcolonialism, and Body-Worn Cameras. Surveillance & Society 17 (5), 743-46.
‘They catch you doing the simple human things’: CCTV, Privacy, and Gendered Exposure. Journal of Law and Equality 12 (Special Issue on Gender), 63-88.
(with Jordana Wright, Emily van der Meulen). Securing the Home: Gender, CCTV, and the Hybridized Space of Apartment Buildings. Theoretical Criminology 19(1), 95-111.
Approach to Teaching
Previous courses taught:
1) Undergraduate:
*SOSC 4352 (Social Dimensions of Criminal Law)
*SOSC/CRIM 4661 (Surveillance & Crime)
*SOSC/CRIM 4656 (Gender & Crime)
*SOSC/CRIM 3654 (Politics of Crime Prevention & Security)
*SOSC/CRIM 2652 (Criminal Justice System)
2) Graduate:
SLST 6040 (Seeing Crime and Visualizing Justice)
SLST 6040 (Surveillance and the Production of Crime)
SLST 6030 (Politics of Security and Regulation)
SLST 6100 (Major Research Paper Seminar)
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOSC3658 3.0 | A | Crime, Science, and Technology | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOSC3663 3.0 | M | Gender and Crime | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/SOSC4352 6.0 | A | Social Dimensions of Criminal Law | SEMR |
Amanda Glasbeek is an Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Social Science, and is appointed to the graduate programs in Sociolegal Studies, Sociology, and Gender, Feminist, and Women's Studies. Her research interests lie at the intersection of feminist criminology, surveillance studies, and anti-carceral studies. Recent research and publications have focused on gender and CCTV, body-worn cameras in Canada (especially Toronto), defunding and police reform, and visual surveillance technologies, especially with respect to crime and policing.
Degrees
PhD, 2004, Women’s Studies, York UniversityMA, 1992, Sociology, Carleton University
BA (Hons), 1989, Sociology, Trent University
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesCommunity Contributions
Chair, Department of Social Science, York University (2022-2024; 2016-2019).
Senator 2022-2024
Member, APPC (LA&PS), 2021-2024
Research Interests
All Publications
He Said, She Said, We Watched: Video Evidence in Sexual Assault Trials. In A. Powell, A. Flynn, L Suguira (eds). Palgrave Handbook on Gender, Violence, and Technology, pp. 441-459
Accountability, Discretion, and the Questions We Ask. In Bryce Newell, ed. Police on Camera: Surveillance, Privacy, and Police Accountability (Routledge): 147-153
History Matters. In Deborah Brock, Amanda Glasbeek, Carmela Murdocca (eds). Criminalization, Representation, and Regulation: Thinking Differently About Crime, University of Toronto Press, pp 29-48.
The Haunting of Surveillance Studies: Seeing, Knowing, and Ghostly Apparitions Surveillance & Society 20 (4): 142-149.
(with Mariful Alam and Katrin Roots). Seeing and Not-Seeing: Race and Body-Worn Cameras iin Canada. Surveillance & Society 18 (3), 328-342
(with Mariful Alam and Katrin Roots). Time, Postcolonialism, and Body-Worn Cameras. Surveillance & Society 17 (5), 743-46.
‘They catch you doing the simple human things’: CCTV, Privacy, and Gendered Exposure. Journal of Law and Equality 12 (Special Issue on Gender), 63-88.
(with Jordana Wright, Emily van der Meulen). Securing the Home: Gender, CCTV, and the Hybridized Space of Apartment Buildings. Theoretical Criminology 19(1), 95-111.
Approach to Teaching
Previous courses taught:
1) Undergraduate:
*SOSC 4352 (Social Dimensions of Criminal Law)
*SOSC/CRIM 4661 (Surveillance & Crime)
*SOSC/CRIM 4656 (Gender & Crime)
*SOSC/CRIM 3654 (Politics of Crime Prevention & Security)
*SOSC/CRIM 2652 (Criminal Justice System)
2) Graduate:
SLST 6040 (Seeing Crime and Visualizing Justice)
SLST 6040 (Surveillance and the Production of Crime)
SLST 6030 (Politics of Security and Regulation)
SLST 6100 (Major Research Paper Seminar)
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/SOSC3658 3.0 | A | Crime, Science, and Technology | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/SOSC3663 3.0 | M | Gender and Crime | LECT |
| Fall/Winter 2025 | AP/SOSC4352 6.0 | A | Social Dimensions of Criminal Law | SEMR |
