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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 18, 2020

ROGER HOOD PASSED AWAY. HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY

Professor Roger Hood passed away on 17 November 2020 after a short illness, aged 84.

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Professor Roger Hood passed away on 17 November 2020 after a short illness, aged 84. Roger was one of the founding Trustees of The Death Penalty Project and worked with them for more than two decades. He was a true leader in the field of criminology and a brilliant academic.
Roger’s lifelong commitment to seek an end to capital punishment, coupled with his humanity and unwavering support, inspired us and many others.
A tribute to Roger, written by Professor Carolyn Hoyle and Professor Lucia Zedner, is available on the website of the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford: 
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-11-17-professor-roger-hood-cbe-qc-hon-phd-dcl-lld-hon-fba-1936-2020