sociolgoical explnations for green crime Flashcards
what do marxists say on green crime (snider)
-reluctant to pass laws and regulations againsit pollution and other environemental harm by private bussinesses
what does marxist sutherland say
-env crimes dont carry the same stigma as conventional crimes so even when laws do exist they may not be enforced or only in fines
what does marxist wolf ?
-poor countries may not have the money or power to enforce laws againist by businesses
what does marxist white say?
-individuals or companies are motivated to commit env harm to make profit
what does BECK postermodenist say/ globalisation
-natural disasters now created by us
-increase in tech/ productions has created ‘manufactured risks’
-cause harm to env, animals, humans e.g global warming
-BECK sees society today as a global risk society
why do marxists say society is criminogenic
-reduce costs and increase profits e.g dump waste or run productions in countries where penalties are lower
how can we evaluate beck and marxists
-green crimonology gives understanding of crime in a postmodern world
-see context of global, state and corporate crime
-lack of clarity in what green crime actually is which can cause issues in research (valdiity and represenativness)
