The Geography of Environmental Crime

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This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime. 
Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which poaching and other conservation crimes are perceived, operate and are ideologically driven, as well as practical issues in environmental criminal justice. With contributions based in varied ideological perspectives and drawn from a range of academic disciplines, this volume provides a platform for scholars to debate new ideas about environmental law enforcement, policy, and crime prevention, detection and punishment.
This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime. 
Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which poaching and other conservation crimes are perceived, operate and are ideologically driven, as well as practical issues in environmental criminal justice. With contributions based in varied ideological perspectives and drawn from a range of academic disciplines, this volume provides a platform for scholars to debate new ideas about environmental law enforcement, policy, and crime prevention, detection and punishment.

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Gary R. Potter

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Green Criminology Poaching Human Geography Activists Crime Prevention Crime Detection Conservation Africa Sweden Finland Bangladesh Policy Policing Hunting Grey Economy

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“This book is part of the ‘Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology’ series. … The book contains three parts … and consists of nine chapters. … This book will serve best as a reference and source for those immersed in the academic field of green criminology … . Summing Up: Recommended.” (J. Organ, Choice, Vol. 54 (6), February, 2017) 

“This is a genuinely original collection, full of fresh perspectives and new data on a range of topics - from conservation through activism to environmental crime prevention. Interdisciplinary and international it highlights the continuing growth of excellent scholarship in green criminology.” (Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex, UK)

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