NCJ Number
229835
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 50 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2010 Pages: 124-144
Date Published
January 2010
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This paper discusses conservation criminology.
Abstract
Environmental crimes, noncompliance, and risks create significant harm to the health of humans and the natural world. Yet, the field of criminology has historically shown relatively little interest in the topic. The emergence of environmental or green criminology over the past decade marks a shift in this trend, but attempts to define a unique area of study have been extensively criticized. In the following paper, we offer a conceptual framework, called conservation criminology, designed to advance current discussions of green crime via the integration of criminology with natural resources disciplines and risk and decision sciences. Implications of the framework for criminological and general research on environmental crime and risks are discussed. Figure, table, and references (Published Abstract)