Green Crime

Question 1

what is green crime?

give 3 examples

Answer 1

criminal activity that affects the environment negatively

e.g. dumping of toxic waste, fly-tipping and poaching

Question 2

Franko Aas (2007)

Answer 2

suggests that green crime shows the intersection of the local and global as local green crime is often the product of a chain of geographically dispersed events/activities

Question 3

Potter (2010)

Answer 3

argues that nearly always the poorest people suffer most from environmental harms

e.g. losing their livelihood

Question 4

Carrabine et al (2009)

Answer 4

classifies green crime into 2 types:

primary green crime: DIRECTLY inflicting harm on the environment e.g. deforestation, air pollution

secondary green crime: actions committed as a RESPONSE to the commissioning of primary green crime
e.g. attempting to cover it up

Question 5

Hobbs and Dunningham:

Answer 5

found that the way crime is organised is linked to the economic changes brought by globalisation

people have contacts which act as ‘hubs’ for opportunities

international links and local contexts’ causes changes in globalisation = changes in crime