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introduction to green criminology & environmental justice
An introduction to green criminology and environmental justice
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A comprehensive introduction to green criminology, this book is a discussion of the relationship between mainstream criminal justice and green crimes. Focused on environmental harm within the context of criminal justice this book takes a global perspective and *Introduces students to different theoretical perspectives in green criminology *Looks at the victims of environmental crime throughout *Covers topics such as; wildlife crimes, animal abuse, the causes of environmental crime, regulation, exploitation, environmental activism, policing, prosecution and monitoring. Designed to help readers develop a thorough understanding of the principles of environmental justice and green criminology, as well as contemporary developments, this book will be excellent support to student of green criminology and environmental crime.
Machine generated contents note: part I Introduction and Theory -- 1.An Introduction to Green Criminological Theories -- Introduction -- Contextualizing Green Criminology -- What is Green Criminology? -- Environmental Criminology -- Environmental Justice -- Ecological Justice -- The Purpose of Green Criminology: The Green and the Mainstream -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- 2.Species Justice: Animal Rights, Animal Abuse and Violence Towards Humans -- Introduction -- The Case for Animal Rights -- Legal Rights, Legal Personhood and Animal Welfare Protections -- Contemporary Animal Protection Law -- The Link between Animal Abuse and Interpersonal Violence -- The Progression Thesis and Domestic Violence -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- 3.The Causes of Environmental Crime and Criminality -- Introduction -- Protecting the Environment -- Pollution and Waste Offences -- Corporate Environmental Crime and the Criminal Entrepreneur --
Note continued: Masculinities as a Cause of Environmental Crime -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- part II Environmental Crime as Global Crime -- 4.The Future Protection of Wildlife: Resolving Wildlife Crime and Illegal Wildlife Trafficking -- Introduction -- Defining Wildlife Crime -- The Politicization of Wildlife Laws -- Problems of Wildlife Law Enforcement -- Enforcement Options and Regulatory Approach -- The Future Protection of Wildlife -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- 5.Regulating Environmental Harm: Environmental Crime and Governance -- Introduction -- Key Aspects of Environmental Law -- Governance and Regulatory Compliance -- Enforcing CER and Ethical Governance -- Environmental Offences and Human Rights -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- 6.The Criminal Exploitation of Natural Resources -- Introduction -- The Oil and Gas Extraction Industries -- The Illegal Timber Trade -- Biopiracy: Contemporary Exploitation of Natural Resources -- Summary --
Note continued: Self-study Questions -- 7.Climate Change and Environmental Damage -- Introduction -- Climate Change as a Cause of Crime -- Sociocultural Perspectives and Climate Change Denial -- Global Warming as Crime -- Climate Change and the Courts -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- part III Policing, Prosecuting and Monitoring Environmental Crime -- 8.The Green Movement: NGOs and Environmental Justice -- Introduction -- Environmental Citizenship -- NGOs and Ideology -- The Nature of Activism: NGOs as Agents of Social Change -- Extreme Activism and the Criminalization of NGOs and Environmental Activists -- Summary -- Self-study Questions -- 9.Investigating Environmental Crime -- Introduction -- Practical Green Policing -- The Role of NGOs -- The Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) -- The Basel Convention and the Basel Network -- The Quality of Justice -- Summary -- Self-study Questions --
Note continued: 10.Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice and Environmental Courts -- Introduction -- Understanding Restorative Justice -- Restorative Justice and Criminal Justice -- Applying Restorative Justice to Environmental Harm -- Environmental Courts -- Environmental Ombudsmen -- Summary -- Self-study Questions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.