Green Crime

Question 1

What is the primary definition of green crime?

Answer 1

Any action which harms the physical environment, even without laws being broken.

Green crime encompasses actions that negatively impact the environment, regardless of legal implications.

Question 2

Who are more likely to be victims of environmental crime?

Answer 2

Those in developing countries, poor ethnic minorities.

These groups often face higher risks due to systemic inequalities and environmental injustices.

Question 3

What is one example of corporate crime affecting the environment?

Answer 3

Emissions scandal involving companies like VW and Mercedes.

These companies have been implicated in scandals related to false emissions reporting.

Question 4

What role do governments play in green crime according to Santana (2001)?

Answer 4

Governments, particularly the military, are the biggest institutional polluters.

This includes activities such as unexploded ordnance and other military-related pollution.

Question 5

What are the two categories of environmental crime?

Answer 5

• Primary
• Secondary

Primary crimes involve direct harm to the environment, while secondary crimes relate to indirect consequences.

Question 6

True or False: All environmental crimes are illegal.

Answer 6

False.

Some actions considered environmental crimes may not necessarily break any laws.

Question 7

What is a key issue in defining green crime?

Answer 7

No agreed definition exists.

This lack of consensus complicates the study and prosecution of green crime.

Question 8

Fill in the blank: The relationship between organized crime and environmental crime often involves _______.

Answer 8

collusion with governments and industry.

Organized crime may engage in illegal waste disposal and other environmentally harmful practices.

Question 9

What does postmodernism suggest about the nature of laws and crimes?

Answer 9

Everyone has their own views on laws.

This perspective highlights the subjective nature of legal definitions and the chaos that can arise in society.

Question 10

What is one reason for the increase in environmental crime according to the text?

Answer 10

More legislation leads to more opportunities to break the law.

As regulations increase, so do the chances for individuals and corporations to violate them.

Question 11

What does the term ‘state violence’ refer to in the context of environmental crime?

Answer 11

Violence against pressure groups advocating for environmental protection.

State violence can manifest in the suppression of activists and organizations fighting for environmental justice.