Green Crime

Question 1

Harm

Answer 1

White says that criminology should study any action that causes harm, whether or not it breaks the law, some of the most destructive harms against the environment are not illegal, such as disposing of toxic waste

Question 2

Harm evaluation

Answer 2

This could be built by culture, and we are forcing western ideologies

Question 3

The anthrocentric approach

Answer 3

Humans have the right to dominate nature, putting economic growth first. Marxists would say that this is to benefit the ruling class

Question 4

The anthrocentric approach evaluation

Answer 4

Green criminologists say that humans are harmed by environmental harm

Question 5

Global risk society

Answer 5

Beck says most human threats are man made, such as in the UK, we have fresh fruit all year round, but this is due to excessive farming in poorer countries which causes deforestation

Question 6

Global risk society evaluation

Answer 6

Functionalists say this helps society run smoothly