3.3 green crime Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
How does Wolf (2011) define green crime?
A
- actions that break laws protecting the environment
2
Q
What is a problem with Wolf’s interpretation?
A
- the same harmful environmental action may be defined as illegal in some countries but not in others - laws also change over time
3
Q
Who overcomes Wolf’s problem?
A
Lynch and Stresky (2003)
4
Q
What do Lynch and Stresky argue?
A
- environmental or green criminology should adopt a more transgressive approach which goes beyond defining crime as simply law-breaking
5
Q
How does White define green/environmental crime using a transgressive approach?
A
- considers environmental harm to be any human action that causes environmental harm, whether or not it is illegal
6
Q
What are some examples of green crimes?
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- pollution or contamination of land, water or air
- burning fossil fuels
- destruction of natural habitats
- deliberate release of controlled toxic emissions
- Bhopal disaster
7
Q
What does Beck (1992) suggest aboutut late modern societies?
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