Personal profile
Personal profile
Matt worked as a cereers adviser and teacher in the 1990s and a community worker and youth justice worker in the 2000s. He has since worked at a number of universities publishing in journals such as Race & Class, Social Justice, Critical Criminology and the European Journal of Criminology. Subjects covered include the history of riots and anti-racism, knife crime, Social movements from populism to black lives matter, state crimes and labelling processes.
Matt is a critical criminologist, a sociologist of deviance. Some of his influences include Marxism and the sociology of Norbert Elias - and within Criminology the ideas of David Matza, Angela Davis, Stan Cohen and Stuart Hall.
Keywords
- International criminology
- Politics
- Social & cultural anthropology
- Sociology
- Criminological theory
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Fifty years of Policing and Community Organizing in Brixton
Clement, M. & Scott-Samuels, A., 14 Sept 2025, Policing in Crisis?: Policing and Resistance in 21st Century Britain. Davanna, T. & Rossi, F. (eds.). Bristol: Bristol University Press, p. 15-34 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The state's secret servants
Clement, M., 2025, In: Sociologie. V, n. 1, 2024, p. 55-79 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Metropolitan Policing in Crisis
Clement, M., 1 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 13, p. 195-200 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Charged: how the police try to suppress protest By Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone
Clement, M., 4 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Race & Class. 65, 2, p. 131-133 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Deconstructing criminalization processes
Clement, M., 1 Jun 2023, In: Contention. 11, 1, p. 89-103 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Festival/exhibition
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Is it a crime to protest?
Clement, M. (Participant), Mansfield, M. (Participant), Foot, M. (Participant) & Elliott-Cooper, A. (Participant)
1 Nov 2023Activity: Other › Public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange - Festival/exhibition