“Rediscovering Realist Criminology: Making Criminology Politically, Socially and Practically Relevant.”

• In Event: Remembering Jock Young and the Praxis of a Radical Criminologist

Abstract

in this paper I revisit the main elements of left realist criminology and examine how this major shift in critical criminology relates to major contemporary issues in the study of crime and deviance. I argue that its relevance has increased with the social harm caused by neo-liberal policies and the extended reach of the powerful into all facets of private and public life.

Author

• Roger Matthews, University of Kent, UK