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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817738003321

Autore

Lynch Michael J.

Titolo

Green Criminology : Crime, Justice, and the Environment / / Michael J. Lynch, Michael A. Long, Paul B. Stretesky, Kimberly L. Barrett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

9780520964228

0520964225

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 307 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

364.1/45

Soggetti

Offenses against the environment

Criminology - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Green Criminology and Political Economy -- 2. The State of Green Criminology -- 3. Pollution Crimes -- 4. Withdrawal Crimes -- 5. Crimes of Ecological Additions and Illness -- 6. Crimes of Overproduction and Overconsumption -- 7. Toxic Towns and Studies of Ecologically Devastated Communities -- 8. Wildlife Trafficking, Smuggling, and Poaching -- 9. Environmental Justice and Green Criminology -- 10. The Treadmill of Environmental Law -- 11. Environmental Social Movements and Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations -- 12. Connecting the Dots: Explaining Green Crimes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This groundbreaking text provides students with an overview and assessment of green criminology as well as a call to action. Green Criminology draws attention to the ways in which the political-economic organization of capitalism causes ecological destruction and disorganization. Focusing on real-world issues of green crime and environmental justice, chapters examine ecological withdrawals, ecological additions, toxic towns, wildlife poaching and trafficking, environmental laws, and nongovernmental environmental organizations. The book also presents an unintimidating introduction



to research from the physical sciences on issues such as climate change, pollution levels, and the ecological footprint of humans, providing a truly interdisciplinary foundation for green criminological analysis.   To help students succeed in the course-and to encourage them to see themselves as future green criminology researchers-the end-of-chapter study guides include:  • Questions and Activities for Students that review topics students should be able to conceptualize and address.• Lessons for Researchers that suggest additional areas of research in the study of green crime.