Roger Matthews (criminologist)
Roger Matthews, was a British criminologist. He was a Professor of Criminology at the University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. 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, a criminological critique of both the dominant administrative criminology and the critical criminology.
He died on 7 April 2020 at the age of 71 from the effects of the COVID-19 virus.Publications
- Matthews, R. & Young, J. Confronting Crime, London: Sage Publications
- Matthews, R. Informal Justice?, London: Sage
- Matthews, R. Privatizing Criminal Justice, London: Sage
- Matthews, R. '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. Rethinking Criminology: The Realist Debate, London: Sage.
- Matthews, R. & Young, J. Issues in Realist Criminology, London: Sage.
- Matthews, R. and P. Francis Prisons 2000: An International Perspective on the Current State and Future of Imprisonment. Macmillan.
- Matthews, R. Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment. Macmillan/Palgrave..
- Matthews, R. and Pitts, J. Crime, Disorder and Community Safety: A New Agenda? Routledge.
- Matthews, R. Armed Robbery. Willan.
- Matthews, R. & Young, J. The New Politics of Crime and Punishment, Willan.
- Matthews, R. 'The Myth of Punitiveness', Theoretical Criminology, 9: 175–20
- Matthews, R. Easton, H. Briggs, D. and Pease, K. "Assessing the Impact of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders": Policy Press
- Matthews, R. Prostitution, Politics and Policy. Routledge-Cavendish..
- Matthews, R. Doing Time: An Introduction to the Sociology of Imprisonment' Second Edition. Palgrave/Macmillan.
- Matthews, R. 'Beyond "So What?" Criminology: Rediscovering Realism' Theoretical Criminology 13 :341-62.
- Matthews, R. 'Realist Criminology Revisited" in E. McLaughlin and T. Newburn The Sage Handbook of Criminological Theory.