Research Handbook on Environmental Crimes and Criminal Enforcement by Susan L. S

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This Research Handbook thoroughly examines the difficult and rapidly expanding problem of national, transnational, and international environmental crimes, including air and water pollution, unlawful mining and timber harvesting, and trafficking of endangered species. It provides an understanding of cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research on these crimes and their legal prosecution.Pre-eminent experts in the field meticulously examine the relevant criminal law and environmental law and its enforcement in a range of regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. They consider the significant obstacles to effective prosecution including government corruption, inadequate resources, and governance failures. Ultimately, the cross-disciplinary chapters build upon current research to present unique insights and raise important questions about the past, present, and future of green criminology.This timely Research Handbook is a crucial reference point for students and scholars of environmental law, criminology, and criminal justice. It also appeals to those interested in sustainability, environmental harms and crimes, and corporate behaviour.

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Edited by Susan Lea Smith, Professor of Law, College of Law, Willamette University, US and Iina Sahramäki, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki, Finland

Table of Contents

ContentsPreface xviAcknowledgements xviiPART I THEORY AND REALITY1 Issues in defining and punishing environmental crimes: An introduction 2Susan Lea Smith2 Corporate environmental non-compliance and the effects of internalsystems and sanctions 36Sally S. Simpson and Jocelyn Evens3 The law and psychology of environmental crimes 68Lori Hoetger and Arden Rowell4 Environmental crimes and the treadmill of production: Neoliberalpolicy and neocolonialism 88Michael A. Long, Jericho R. McElroy and Michael J. Lynch5 Criminal enforcement of environmental laws cannot deter ecologicalharm or achieve environmental justice 106Paul Stretesky, Ekaterina Gladkova and Nathan Stephens-Griffin6 Environmental harms and innovative justice 128Rob White7 Methodological challenges in empirical research on environmental crimes 146Serena Favarin and Cecilia Meneghini8 Green crime prevention stirred and spiced: An agile approach toregulatory crime prevention 168Iina SahramäkiPART II TRANSNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES9 Transnational environmental crime 188Daan van Uhm10 International wildlife trade 202Ragnhild Sollund11 Illegal trafficking in plants and timber 227Angus Nurse12 Transnational environmental crime and corruption 246David Aled Williams13 Environmental crime and shadow economy: Evidence from Italy 263Anna Rita Germani and Angelo Castaldo14 International environmental crimes and ecocide 281Darryl RobinsonPART III THE GLOBAL SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES15 Environmental crimes and criminal enforcement in the United States 305Susan Mandiberg16 European environmental criminal law and enforcement 324Michael Faure and Mengxing Lu17 Green crimes and environmental harms in the Latin American region 346Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, José Luis Carpio-Domínguez and Jesús IgnacioCastro-Salazar18 Reflections from Africa: Limited state capacity and the rise ofenvironmental organized crime 365Derica Lambrechts19 Criminal enforcement of environmental law in South Africa 382Michael Kidd and Melissa Strydom20 Chinese environmental crimes and criminal justice 407Ying Wang

Review

'With climate change and the crossing of planetary boundaries, the threat of environmental crime to humans, the environment and the planet cannot escape anyone's concern. In this Research Handbook, leading scholars provide a state-of-the-art, multi-disciplinary and comprehensive overview of academic insights into the nature and control of environmental crime all over the world. It is highly recommended.' -- Wim Huisman, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands'This Handbook is a tour de force of practical scholarship on an under-studied subject. "Scholarship" in that the book thoughtfully explores diverse fields of research, integrates theory and empirical evidence, and offers perceptive insights on environmental crime and its enforcement. "Practical" in that this highly topical study provides constructive guidance for all those working in environmental governance and the criminal justice system.' -- Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of Land and Environment Court of NSW, Australia'Professor Smith and Dr Sahramäki have produced an extraordinary book. Within one rich volume, they have brought together thirty-two of the world's leading scholars in law, criminology, biology, economics, psychology, and sociology, from across the globe in a tour de force analysis of criminal law in the administration of environmental law.' -- Richard Lazarus, Harvard Law School, US

Details ISBN1035309505 Author Iina Sahramäki Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Series Research Handbooks in Environmental Law series Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781035309504 Format Hardcover Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Iina Sahramäki Audience Professional & Vocational DEWEY 345.0245 Pages 460 Publication Date 2024-07-19 UK Release Date 2024-07-19 We've got this

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