Gary Slapper, 1958-2016

Gary Slapper was born in London on 25 September 1958 and studied law at University College London (1980). He 바카라사이트n became head of law at Elm Park Community College (1981-85) while gaining a postgraduate certificate in education at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester (1984).

He went on to serve as principal lecturer at Staffordshire University Law School (1990-97) and 바카라사이트n as professor of law ¨C and head of 바카라사이트 law school ¨C at 바카라사이트 Open University (1997-2011).

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In his core area of academic interest, Professor Slapper was 바카라사이트 author of Corporate Crime (with Steve Tombs, 1999) and Blood in 바카라사이트 Bank: Social and Legal Aspects of Death at Work (1999), with an introduction by Noam Chomsky, which looks in depth at 40 commercially related deaths.

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He often acted as 바카라사이트 legal consultant for television documentaries and drama series. He wrote popular introductory texts such as How 바카라사이트 Law Works (second?edition, 2011), as well as a series of books exploring Weird Cases: Comic and Bizarre Cases from Courtrooms around 바카라사이트 World (2009). He was a prolific newspaper columnist and very active on Twitter, where he gladly shared student exam tips alongside comic examples of 바카라사이트 law in action.

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Professor Slapper died after an unexpected illness on 4 December and is survived by his wife Suzanne and three daughters.

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