Crimes against nature : Environmental criminology and ecological justice
White, Rob200806UU
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Offers an account and analysis of the concerns of green criminology. This book explores the dimensions of environmental crime and the explanations for it. It also deals with the range of responses to environmental crime - environmental law enforcement, regulation, environmental crime prevention and the role of global institutions and movements. This is an exciting new text on the rapidly expanding subject of environmental criminology and ecological justice. It provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology and socio-legal studies, and uses a wide range of examples of crimes against the environment - ranging from toxic waste, logging, wildlife smuggling, bio-piracy, the use and transport of ozone, depleting substances through to illegal logging and fishing, water pollution and animal abuse."Crimes against Nature" is divided into three parts: Part 1 sets out theoretical approaches and perspectives on the subject; Part 2 explores the (national and international) dimensions of environmental crime and the explanations for it, while Part 3 deals with the range of responses to environmental crime - environmental law enforcement, regulation, environmental crime prevention and the role of global institutions and movements.
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Edition:
Illustrated ed.
Imprint:
Cullompton : Willan Publishing : [distributor] NBN International Ltd : [distributor] Federation Press : [distributor] International Specialized Book Services, 2008.
Collation:
256 p. : ill. ; 23x16x2 cm.
Notes:
Paperback.
Audience:
Undergraduate.
Contents:
Introduction-- Part 1 Green theoretical perspectives 1 Criminology and environmental harm 2 Social constructions of environmental problems 3 Risk, the precautionary principle and state crime Part 2 Environmental crime 4 Dimensions of environmental crime 5 Transnational environmental crime 6 Explaining environmental harm Part 3 Responding to environmental crime 7 Environmental law enforcement 8 Environmental regulation 9 Environmental crime prevention 10 Global environmental issues and socio-legal intervention References Index.
Biography/History:
Rob White is Professor of Sociology at Tasmania University. His previous books include Crime and Society (OUP 2005) and Crime and Criminology: An Introduction (OUP 2005).
ISBN:
9781843923619 (pbk)1843923610 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.18
Language:
English
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BRN:
371828
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