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Jock Young

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British criminologist and sociologist who co-founded left realism, arguing that crime is a real problem for working class communities requiring practical, non-authoritarian solutions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1942 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2013 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
British 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Co-founded left realism criminology with John Lea and Roger Matthews (1984). 1
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With his colleagues, most notably John Lea and Roger Matthews, he developed left realist criminology in a series of books including What Is to Be Done About Law and Order? (1984).
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