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Introduction: Green Criminology in the 21st Century
The term 'Green Criminology' was first introduced by Lynch in 1990 although the history of criminologists concerning themselves with specific environmental and animal related crimes goes back further than this For example Pecar (1981) put forward an even earlier statement about new environmentally damaging forms of criminality in Slovenia and the role of criminology and sciences related to this (Eman, Meško and Fields 2009: 584) but with no English-language translation Pecar's article made no international impact. Furthermore, although Lynch set out the scope and aims of a green criminology in a way that can still stand as a 'manifesto' statement, its place of publication meant it did not reach a wide audience at the time (although once 'rediscovered' it proved highly influential). Potter (2012) has reviewed arguments that might be put in order to 'justify' a green criminology and this is a useful exercise. But in an important sense, a green criminology is justified because it was inevitable and necessary. It reflected scientific interests and political challenges of the moment, carried forward the momentum of critical non-conformist criminology, and offered a point of contact and convergence. So, no particular contribution was required as the 'first' or 'unique' catalyst for the development of a green or eco-criminology, for this was already underway in many places, for similar reasons, with teachers, researchers and writers expressing parallel concerns and proposing a similar project for criminology (see, for example, Clifford 1998; Edwards et al
Green Criminology: Reflections, Connections, Horizons
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2014
This paper traces aspects of the development of a ‘green’ criminology. It starts with personal reflections and then describes the emergence of explicit statements of a green criminological perspective. Initially these statements were independently voiced, in different parts of the world but they reflected shared concerns. These works have found unification as a ‘green’, ‘eco‐global’ or ‘conservation’ criminology. The paper reviews the classifications available when talking about not only legally‐defined crimes but also legally perpetrated harms, as well as typologies of such harms and crimes. It then looks at the integration of ‘green’ and ‘traditional’ criminological thinking before briefly exploring four dimensions of concern for today and the future.
Special Edition: Green Criminology Matters, Guest Editors’ Introduction
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2014
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Green Criminology and Green Theories of Justice
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Pushing the boundaries of (a) green criminology: environmental harm as a cause of crime
Greencriminology.org, 2012
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Green Criminology: Its Foundation in Critical Criminology and the Way Forward
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