Roger Matthews (1948 – 7 April 20

, was a British

criminologist Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

. He was a Professor of Criminology at the

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. Prior to joining the University of Kent, he was a professor of criminology at London South Bank University and Middlesex University. Matthews is known as one of the key figures in

left realism Left realism emerged in criminology from critical criminology as a reaction against what was perceived to be the left's failure to take a practical interest in everyday crime, allowing right realism to monopolize the political agenda on law and ...

, a criminological critique of both the dominant administrative criminology and the

critical criminology Critical criminology is a theoretical perspective in criminology which focuses on challenging traditional understandings and uncovering false beliefs about crime and criminal justice, often but not exclusively by taking a conflict perspective, s ...

("left idealism"). He died on 7 April 2020 at the age of 71 from the effects of the COVID-19 virus.Roger Matthews obituary
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Publications

*Matthews, R. & Young, J. (eds) (1986) ''Confronting Crime'', London: Sage Publications *Matthews, R. (1988) ''Informal Justice?'', London: Sage *Matthews, R. (1988) ''Privatizing Criminal Justice'', London: Sage *Matthews, R. (1988) 'Alternatives to and in Prison: a Realist approach' In: Carlen, P. & Cook, D. eds. ''Paying For Crime'', Milton Keynes: Open University Press *Matthews, R. & Young, J. (eds) (1992) ''Rethinking Criminology: The Realist Debate,'' (Sage Contemporary Criminology) London: Sage. *Matthews, R. & Young, J. (eds) (1992) ''Issues in Realist Criminology'', (Sage Contemporary Criminology) London: Sage. *Matthews, R. and P. Francis (eds) (1996) ''Prisons 2000: An International Perspective on the Current State and Future of Imprisonment.'' Macmillan. *Matthews, R. (1999) ''Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment''. Macmillan/Palgrave. . * Matthews, R. and Pitts, J. (eds) (2001) ''Crime, Disorder and Community Safety: A New Agenda?'' Routledge. * Matthews, R. (2002) ''Armed Robbery''. Willan. * Matthews, R. & Young, J. (2003) ''The New Politics of Crime and Punishment'', Willan. * Matthews, R. (2005) 'The Myth of Punitiveness', ''Theoretical Criminology'', 9(2): 175–20 * Matthews, R. Easton, H. Briggs, D. and Pease, K. (2007) "Assessing the Impact of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders": Policy Press * Matthews, R. (2008) ''Prostitution, Politics and Policy''. Routledge-Cavendish. . * Matthews, R. (2009) ''Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment Second Edition. Palgrave/Macmillan. * Matthews, R. (2009) 'Beyond "So What?" Criminology: Rediscovering Realism' ''Theoretical Criminology'' 13 (3):341-62. * Matthews, R. (2010) 'Realist Criminology Revisited" in E. McLaughlin and T. Newburn (eds) The Sage Handbook of Criminological Theory.

References

http://www.rogermatthews.net https://www.kent.ac.uk/social-policy-sociology-social-research/people/1926/matthews-roger British criminologists Academics of the University of Kent 1948 births 2020 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England {{criminologist-stub