NCJ Number
230305
Editor(s)
Rob White
Date Published
2009
Length
760 pages
Annotation
This book is an inclusive, up-to-date collection of articles and source material in the emerging area of green or environmental criminology.
Abstract
The primary aim of this book is to provide a selection of the most thoughtful, provocative, and insightful articles that have been published to date on the emerging area of environmental crime. The study of environmental crime has grown significantly within the last few decades. This growth can be seen in the increased publication of special journal issues dealing with environmental criminology, the recent publication of books that address the issues of environmental crimes, as well as the development of new terms and new concepts to describe this growing field. The focus of this book is on environmental crime, as opposed to crimes associated with the environment, with the main concern being crimes against nature. Crimes associated with the environment are themselves legally defined as criminal and are committed on behalf of, or in defense of the environment. The book is divided into three sections that reflect the core themes of criminology as they relate to environmental issues. Part One: Conceptualizing Environmental Crime includes an introduction and 12 articles that challenge existing paradigms and reject new and emerging ones. The section also includes articles that confirm the importance of dealing with environmental harms and victimizations in a systematic and theoretically informed manner. Part Two: Dynamics of Environmental Crime, includes an introduction and 12 articles that examine specific instances of harm and criminal activity. Part Three: Environmental Law Enforcement, also includes an introduction and 12 articles that explain how contemporary interest in green or environmental criminology has been expanded to include questions of how best to respond to environmental harm. Figures, tables, references, and index