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Record Nr.

UNINA9910506379803321

Autore

Wyatt Tanya

Titolo

Wildlife Trafficking : A Deconstruction of the Crime, Victims and Offenders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021

©2022

ISBN

3-030-83753-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Collana

Critical Criminological Perspectives Ser.

Disciplina

364.13367

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- Definitions -- Scale and Scope -- The Dark Figure of Wildlife Trafficking -- The Green Criminological Underpinning -- The Layout -- References -- 2 Contemporary Patterns -- Global Patterns -- The Demand -- Processed Commodities -- Collectors' Items -- Traditional Medicines -- Food -- Factors Affecting the Demand -- The Supply -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Significance -- Environmental Impacts -- Loss of Biodiversity -- Invasive Species -- Disease Transmission -- Economic Impacts -- Government -- Business and Industry -- Human Impacts -- Livelihoods -- Health -- National Security Impacts -- Corruption -- Organised Crime Groups -- Terrorism and Insurgency -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Construction of Harm and Victimhood -- The Construction of Harm -- Anthropocentrism -- Biocentrism -- Ecocentrism -- Who Are the Victims of the Illegal Wildlife Trade? -- People -- States -- Non-Human Animals -- Plants -- The Environment -- The Hierarchy of Victimhood -- Humans -- The State -- Non-Human Animals -- Plants -- The Environment -- Summary -- The Victimisation Continues -- Euthanasia -- Rehabilitation and Life in Captivity -- Reintroduction -- The Moral Obligation -- References -- 5 Construction of Blame and Offending -- What Wildlife Offenders Say Are Their Motivations -- The Capturers -- Subsistence Poachers/Harvesters -- Opportunistic Poachers/Harvesters --



Specialist Poachers/Harvesters -- The Smugglers -- Individuals -- The Intermediary -- The Networks -- Disorganised Crime -- Organised Crime Groups -- Other 'Organised' Crime -- The Sellers, Processors, and Storers -- The Buyers -- Accidental -- Denial -- Committed -- The Hierarchy of Offending -- Punishment -- References -- 6 The Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking.

How to Combat Wildlife Trafficking -- Criminalisation -- Regulation -- Compliance -- CITES -- Law Enforcement -- Environmental Law Enforcement -- Wildlife Law Enforcement -- Forensics -- Customs and Border Protection -- Prosecution, the Judiciary and the Jury -- Conservation -- Scientists -- Non-Governmental Organisations -- Citizens -- The Economy -- Governments -- Corporations -- Individuals -- Analysis -- References -- 7 Transnational Collaborations -- The Species Collaborations -- GRASP -- Species Survival Network (SSN) -- The Regional Collaborations -- The Industry Collaborations -- Financial Taskforce -- Transport Taskforce -- Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online -- The Global Collaborations -- United for Wildlife -- Global Conferences -- ICCWC -- INTERPOL -- Environmental Crime at INTERPOL -- The Enforcement Teams/Working Groups -- Projects -- LEAF -- Predator and Wisdom -- Operations -- Analysis -- References -- 8 Reflecting on Wildlife Trafficking -- The Big Picture -- The Impacts -- The Victims -- The Offenders -- The Fight -- The Connections -- The Future -- References -- References -- Index.