Green Criminology: Crime, Justice, and the Environment

Michael J. Lynch; Michael A. Long; Paul B. Stretesky; Kimberly L. Barrett

Published by University of California Press 2017

Green Criminology

Crime, Justice, and the Environment

Michael J. Lynch , Michael A. Long , Paul B. Stretesky and Kimberly L. Barrett

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520964228

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Lynch Michael J. :

Michael J. Lynch is Professor of Criminology and Associated Faculty at the Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida. He is recognized for creating the term “green criminology.” His research interests include radical criminological research, environmental justice, racial biases in the criminal justice process, and macrolevel models predicting crime and incarceration rates.
Michael A. Long is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University. His research interests include political economy and the environment, state-corporate crime, substance use, and quantitative methodology.
Paul B. Stretesky is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University and Associated Faculty in the Department of Sociology at Colorado State University. His research interests include environmental crime, law and justice, and the consequences of natural gas extraction on crime in the United Kingdom.
Kimberly L. Barrett is Assistant Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. Her research interests include green criminology, corporate crime, and environmental justice.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
1. Introduction: Green Criminology and Political Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The State of Green Criminology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Pollution Crimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4. Withdrawal Crimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
5. Crimes of Ecological Additions and Illness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
6. Crimes of Overproduction and Overconsumption Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
7. Toxic Towns and Studies of Ecologically Devastated Communities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
8. Wildlife Trafficking, Smuggling, and Poaching Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
9. Environmental Justice and Green Criminology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
10. The Treadmill of Environmental Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
11. Environmental Social Movements and Environmental Nongovernmental Organizations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
12. Connecting the Dots: Explaining Green Crimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages
- Main content: 328

eBook

Published: August 22, 2017
ISBN: 9780520964228