Environmental Crime (eBook)

The Criminal Justice System′s Role in Protecting the Environment

Yingyi Situ-Liu, David Emmons (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

1999
232 Seiten
Sage Publications (Verlag)
978-1-5063-3868-2 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Yingyi Situ and David Emmons in Environmental Crime address a neglected area in Criminology and Criminal Justice and do so with masterful attention to details of environmental law, law enforcement, enthralling examples and up-to-date cases. Well-written, scholarly and incisive in its commentary and stellar in organization, their work will be well received by both undergraduate and graduate students."e;- Frank E. Hagan, Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Program in Administration of Justice, Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice, Mercyhurst College, PennsylvaniaWe and our environment are at risk. Air, water, and soil pollution, hazardous waste disposal, global warming, acid rain, and reduction of the ozone layer threaten the natural environment and endanger peoples health. Within the last decade, however, environmental violations have been defined as crimes and violators viewed as criminals; and criminal prosecution of the accused and criminal sanctions against the convicted have accelerated. This accessibly written book examines the criminalization of environmental wrong-doing. Designed as a textbook for environmental crime courses at the undergraduate or beginning graduate levels, it is comprehensive and logically organized. The text explores the nature, causes, investigation, prosecution, and prevention of environmental crime. Special emphasis is placed on the human, economic, social, and psychological impacts of the environmental crime by corporations, criminal organizations, the government, and individuals. Although examples throughout the book reflect not only North America but the world, a final chapter is devoted to global environmental law. The chapter also reviews promising approaches being used by other nations in fighting environmental crime.

Inhalt

Introduction
Criminal Law and the Environment
Corporate Environmental Crime
Organized Crime against the Environment
Environmental Crime by the Government
Personal Environmental Crime
Combating Environmental Crime
Enforcement
Combating Environmental Crime
Prosecution
The Global Environmental Crisis

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.10.1999
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: environmental crime • Environmental Sociology • White Collar Crime
• ISBN-10: 1-5063-3868-2 / 1506338682
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5063-3868-2 / 9781506338682