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EXPLORING GREEN CRIMINOLOGY GREEN CRIMINOLOGY Series Editors: Michael J. Lynch, University of South Florida, USA Paul B. Stretesky, Northumbria University, UK Now two decades old, green criminology – the study of environmental harm, crime, law, regulation, victimization, and justice – has increasing relevance to contemporary problems at local, national, and international levels. This series comes at a time when societies and governments worldwide seek new ways to alleviate and deal with the consequences of various environmental harms as they relate to humans, non-human animals, plant species, and the ecosystem and its components. Green criminology offers a unique theoretical perspective on how human behavior causes and exacerbates environmental conditions that threaten the planet’s viability. Volumes in the series will consider such topics and controversies as corporate environmental crime, the complicity of international financial institutions, state-sponsored environmental destruction, and the role of non-governmental organizations in addressing environmental harms. Titles will also examine the intersections between green criminology and other branches of criminology and other areas of law, such as human rights and national security. The series will be international in scope, investigating environmental crime in specific countries as well as comparatively and globally. In sum, by bringing together a diverse body of research on all aspects of this subject, the series will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the dynamics between the natural world and the quite imperfect human world, and will set the stage for the future study in this growing area of concern. Other titles in this series: Animal Harm Perspectives on Why People Harm and Kill Animals Angus Nurse Eco-global Crimes Contemporary Problems and Future Challenges Edited by Rune Ellefsen, Ragnhild Sollund and Guri Larsen Exploring Green Criminology Toward a Green Criminological Revolution MICHAEL J. LYNCH University of South Florida, USA PAUL B. STRETESKY Northumbria University, UK First published 2014 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © Michael J. Lynch and Paul B. Stretesky 2014 Michael J. Lynch and Paul B. Stretesky have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the authors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: Lynch, Michael J. Exploring green criminology : toward a green criminological revolution / by Michael J. Lynch and Paul B. Stretesky. pages cm. -- (Green criminology) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4724-1806-7 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4724-1807-4 (pbk) 1. Offenses against the environment. 2. Criminology. I. Stretesky, Paul. II. Title. HV6401.L96 2014 364.028'6--dc23 2013038853 ISBN 9781472418067 (hbk) ISBN 9781472418074 (pbk) ISBN 9781315581644 (ebk) Contents List of Figures and Tables vii About the Authors ix 1 Toward a Green Criminological Revolution 1 2 Defining the Parameters of the Problem 13 3 Science and a Green Frame of Reference 29 4 Toward a Typology of Green Criminology 51 5 Green Victimology 81 6 Green Behaviorism: The Effects of Environmental Toxins on Criminal Behavior 103 7 The Life Course Trajectories of Chemical Pollutants 123 8 Green Criminology and the Treadmill of Production: A Political Economy of Environmental Harm 139 9 A Green Criminological Approach to Social Disorganization 157 10 The End of Crime, or the End of Old-fashioned Criminology? 173 Appendix: A Manifesto for Green Criminology 183 Bibliography 187 Index 217 This page has been left blank intentionally List of Figures and Tables Figures 3.1 Social frame of reference interactions with other frames of reference in a hidden hierarchical format 37 3.2 Social frame of reference interactions with other frames of reference in an obvious hierarchical fashion 38 3.3 Overlapping frames of reference showing hierarchy 38 3.4 Adaptation of Herman Daly’s (1998) model of environmental thinking 40 4.1 Relationship of pharmacology, toxicology, and toxicological subfields 55 Tables 7.1 Total environmental releases, Pennsylvania, Toxic Release Inventory Data, 1988-2010, in pounds 133 7.2 TRI releases for 2010 in pounds, and projected aggregate releases, 2015-2025 in millions of pounds, for four Pittsburgh zip codes 135 This page has been left blank intentionally About the Authors Michael J. Lynch is Professor in the department of criminology, and an associated faculty member in the Patel School of Global Sustainability, at the University of South Florida, USA. He has been engaged in research on green criminology since 1990. His other interests include radical criminology, racial bias in criminal justice processes, and corporate crime and its control. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Critical Criminology. Paul B. Stretesky is a Professor of Criminology in the Department of Languages and Social Science at Northumbria University, UK. In addition to his research on green criminology, he is engaged in research on families of homicide victims and missing persons, and the study of environmental justice. He is the co-author of Guns, Violence and Criminal Behavior: Accounts from the Inside as well as Environmental Crime, Law and Justice.
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