Allison Margaret Morris (born 1945) is a retired New Zealand
criminologist
Criminology (from Latin , 'accusation', and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'', 'word, reason') is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field in both the behaviou ...
, specialising in youth justice, restorative justice and women in crime. She was elected a Fellow of the
Royal Society Te Apārangi
The Royal Society Te Apārangi (in full, Royal Society of New Zealand) is a not-for-profit body in New Zealand providing funding and policy advice in the fields of sciences and the humanities. These fundings (i.e., Marsden grants and research fe ...
in 2000.
Education
Morris earned a PhD from the
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
in 1976.
Career
Morris was appointed as lecturer in criminology at Cambridge University in 1976, and promoted to Reader in Criminal Justice in 1995. She left the university in 1998. Morris was a full professor at
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...
before her retirement in 2001.
She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2000.
The Society said Morris has "been recognised internationally as an outstanding criminologist whose evidence-led work, characterised by meticulous data collection, has had global influence. In her special field of the area of youth justice she has made New Zealand a virtual world laboratory for youth justice and her work is currently influencing policy in Australia and Britain as well as in New Zealand."
Selected publications
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References
Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Academics of the University of Cambridge
Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington
Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1945 births
Living people
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