- John Lea
John Lea is a
left realist criminologist based at the Crime and Conflict Research Centre,Middlesex University .He graduated from the
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London with a BSc in Economics in 1967, before gaining MSc's in Economics and Social Policy there too. [ [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/staff/profiles/academic/leaj.asp John Lea's staff page] ]Lea was one of the key founders of the
left realist approach alongsideJock Young ,Roger Matthews , Richard Kinsey and Geoff Pearson, Collaborating with Jock Young on What is to be Done About Law and Order? (1984) and with Richard KInsey and Jock Young on Losing the Fight Against Crime (1986).He is currently Professor of
Criminology atMiddlesex University , where his research interests include policing, organised crime, business crime and the historical development of crime and criminal justice institutions. [ [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/staff/profiles/academic/leaj.asp John Lea's staff page] ]Publications and Articles
1970's
*Fine, B., Kinsey, R., Lea, J., Picciotto, S. & Young, J. (eds) (1979) "Capitalism and the Rule of Law", London: Hutchinson
1980's
*Lea, J. & Young, J. (1981) "The Riots in Britain 1981" In: Cowell, D., Jones, T. & Young, J. (eds) "Policing the Riots", London: Junction
*Lea, J. & Young, J. (1982) " [http://www.amielandmelburn.org.uk/collections/authorsandtitles/mt/82_08_38.htm Race and Crime] ", "Marxism Today", August pg.38-39
*Lea, J. & Young, J. (1984) "What Is To Be Done About Law and Order — Crisis in the Eighties." Harmondsworth: Penguin. (Pluto Press revised edition: 1993) ISBN 0-7453-0735-3
*Kinsey, R., Lea, J. & Young, J. (1986). "Losing the Fight Against Crime." London: Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-13721-1
*Lea, J. (1986) 'Police Racism: some theories and their policy implication' in Matthews, R. & Young, J. (eds) "Confronting Crime", London: Sage Publications.
*Jones, T., Lea, J. & Young, J. (1987) "Saving the Inner City: The First Report of the Broadwater Farm Survey", London: Middlesex Polytechnic
*Lea, J., Matthews, R. & Young, J. (1987) "Law and Order: Five Years On", London: Middlesex Polytechnic, Centre for Criminology
*Lea, J. (1987) ['Left Realism: A Defense' http://www.bunker8.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc/defence.htm] , "Contemporary Crises" 11: (357-370)
*Lea, J., Jones, T., Woodhouse, T. & Young, J. (1989) "Preventing Crime: The Hilldrop Environmental Improvement Survey", Enfield: Centre for Criminology, Middlesex Polytechnic
*Painter, K., Lea, J., Woodhouse, T. & Young, J. (1989) "The Hammersmith and Fulham Crime and Policing Survey", London: Middlesex Polytechnic, Centre for Criminology1990's
*Lea, J. (1999) 'Social Crime Revisited', "Theoretical Criminology" 3(3):307-325
2000's
*Lea, J. (2002). "Crime and Modernity: Continuities in Left Realist Criminology". London: Sage. ISBN 0-8039-7557-0
References
External links
* [http://www.bunker8.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ John Lea's website]
* [http://www.mdx.ac.uk/hssc/staff/profiles/academic/leaj.asp John Lea's staff page]
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