How do sociologists define green crime Flashcards
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Traditional Criminology
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Actions which violate the law whilst damaging the environment should be classed as green crime e..g littering + fly-tipping
Laws would be broken for an act to be deemed illegal - V.W. emissions scandal
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Transgressive
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They think all actions which result in harm of the environment should be regarded as green crime
This should be the case even if no laws have technically been broken - where is the line drawn