green crime

• crimes committed against the environment
• 2 POV ON GREEN CRIME 1. traditional criminology


  only criminal if it breaks the law

  AO3 - criticised for its anthropocentric view - human centred approach to environment, humans as superior and profit is first due to criminogenic capitalism
• 2 POV ON GREEN CRIME 2. green criminology


  transgressive approach - act causing harm to the environment is a crime. ecocentric approach to the environment eg. BP oil spill 2010

  AO3 - if all harms the environment are classed green crime then everyones criminal

  difficult to measure and define 'harm' cannot be operationalised
• TYPES OF GREEN CRIME - primary green crime

  actions directly harming the environment - crimes of air pollution

  deforestation

  species decline

  water pollution
• TYPES OF GREEN CRIME - secondary green crime

  any associated criminal, harmful behaviour not direct eg. selling restricted animal parts on the black market
• green crimes low prosecution rates with light sentences eg. illegal fly tipping due to rational choice theory - more likely to do if getting caught is low
• ao3 low prosecution - globalisation led to rise in water pollution crimes eg uk sends plastic to turkey for cheap recycling but large amounts end up dumped or burned on roadsides
• CORPORATE GREEN CRIME

  marxists - many green crimes are corporate driven by capitalism with an anthropocentric view to maximise profits by harming environment eg. fashion industry in developing countries with criminogenic capitalism driving corporate green crime
• GREEN CRIMES GLOBAL

  environmental harm in one countries has effects for others. PM beck 'manufactured risks' due to tech advances so environmental risks are our fault and leads to irreversible environment damage being universal and we have a 'global risk society' eg. uk air pollution leads to acid rain in other countries
• GREEN CRIMES GLOBAL AO3

  becks ideas relevant to today eg. extinction rebellion protest to reduce carbon emmision reflect becks idea to want to end man made environmental harm causing distruption to force people to face their harmful actions
• LOW PROSECUTION AND PROBLEMS POLICING?

  difficult to detect

  not defines as crimes

  often no clear victim

  few environmental laws

  difficult to work out who is responsible