Vincenzo Ruggiero obituary

My husband, Vincenzo Ruggiero, who has died aged 73, was an expert in the academic field of critical criminology, a discipline that examines the genesis of crime and the nature of justice, particularly in relation to class structures.

He wrote 23 books on the subject, including Crime in Literature (2003), which delved into the world of literature to draw links between organised crime, drugs and political corruption.