Environmental crime

• Why is a transgressive approach to green crime needed according to White (2008)?


  Harmful environmental actions in one country may be defined as illegal but not in another country and laws change over time
• What are some environmental crimes?

  Air pollution, deforestation, species decline and animal rights, water pollution
• What are some real-life cases of environmental crime?

  Bhopal disaster, BP Deep water horizon, and the Chernobyl diaster
• How is green crime linked to globalisation according to Becker (1992)?

  There are new risks that are created by the actions of human begins through the application of sciene and technology which can be viewd as 'global risks'
• Who commits green crime?

  Individuals, Private businesses, states and governments, organised criminal networks
• Who are the victims of green crimes?

  Working class, ethnic minorities which is known as envirnomental racism
• What are the problems with policing green crime?

  Policies are formed in collaboration with businesses who are the likely offenders and even if these policies exist they are not enforced strongle or prosecuted
• What are the problems with researching green crime?

  Different laws in different countries

  Different definitions of green crime

  Difficulties in measurement - concealing crimes

  Use of case studies cannot be generalised
• Why does green crime arise?

  Transnational corportations hold onto a anthropocentric view of the world and have the same motivation as those do for regular crimes
• What are the strengths of green criminology?

  Recognises the importance of environmental issues within the context of globalisation
• What are the limitations of green criminology?

  Lack of clarity and agreement of the definition of green crime

  Biased approach - subjective definition