Why does green crime occur

Question 1

discuss how a global risk society has led to green crime

Answer 1

-organisation of global society brings about man made hazards which can have global impacts
EG-international travel, driving vehicles,
-manufactured risks are more damaging to the world than natural risks
-global risk society-environment damage in one country can impact other countries
CASE STUDY
-wildfires in russia damaged grain crops and reduced exports
-In Mozambique which imports grain fro russia this price of bread inflated->led to rioting and deaths

Question 2

evaluation of global risk society

Answer 2

people today are becoming more risk conscious

Question 3

Discuss how global capitalism has led to green crime

Answer 3

-crimogenic capitalism
-global capitalism is responsible for most environmental harm and green crime is a crime is a crime of the powerful ->corporate crime
-businesses base their production in developing countries to maximise profit bu cutting corners with their green safety ->poor environmental standards
SNIDER:
-states and businesses work together to protect the interests of capitalism
-state turns a blind eye to green crime committed by businesses ->fear of losing businesses in the uk economy

Question 4

evaluation of global capitalism

Answer 4

ignores businesses are becoming more pro active in man again environmental risks

Question 5

discuss how the relabelling theory has led to green crime

Answer 5

SUTHERLAND

• few laws in place to challenge green crime
• people feel no sense of regret as they are not publicly shamed or punished ->don’t see it as a real crime so no boundary maintenance
• for some businesses crime ‘pays’ as it is more cost effective to damage the environment and pay compensation later

Question 6

evaluation of the delabelling theory

Answer 6

ignores that behaviours which damage the environment are becoming more stigmatised

Question 7

discuss how anthropocentrism

Answer 7

-green crimes are not taken seriously as people hold an anthropologist.
-see humans as being more important than then physical plant and put their needs above their environment
-green crime is motivated by the same things as other offences
EG-relative deprivation
-people do not consider the impact of their actions

Question 8

evaluation of anthropocentrism

Answer 8

it is impossible for people to behave in a way which avoids environmental harm completely