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Core Theoretical Issues In Green Criminology

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Critically discuss the core theoretical issues in ‘green criminology’.

Not long ago, environmental issues have caught the attention of many people through the domination of media by forcing to re-evaluating people’s day-to-day practices as citizens. Therefore, the criminal justice system is also showing their concern about the environment (White, 2008). Historically, the concept of the environment, draw very limited attention by the orthodox criminology. Traditionally, criminologists preferred the environmental concept of study would mainly be related to crimes that occur in our society, close to home and public places or concept in relation to control or prevention of crimes (Jeffery, 1977). Ericson and Carriere (1994: 89), in their work …show more content…

Ecophilosophy elaborates the study if environmental harm based on the notions of environmental justice, ecological justice and species justice or animal rights (White, 2009). Every philosophical perspective defines crime differently. In order to understand the victimisation of humans, nonhuman animals and specific environments, ecophilosophy has a major impact on how criminologists define crime (White, 2008). There is a huge distinguishing factor between what is officially labelled as environmentally harmful and to what an ecological perspective constitutes the greatest source of harm is. For example, either adverse environmental effects or destroy nonhuman nature. Even though philosophies are employed to help us better understand the relationship between the ‘social’ and the ‘natural’, both worlds are humongous (Lane, 1998; Plumwood, 2005; Halsey, 2004, White, 2012). However, an analytical distinction can be made through the perspective of anthropocentric (human-centred), biocentric (species-centred) and ecocentric (socio-ecological centred) (Halsey and White, 1998). The anthropocentric perspective emphasises the mental, biological and moral superiority of humans over other entities. Biocentrism perceives humans as ‘another species’. And, ecocentrism refuses on humanity. Despite humans unique …show more content…

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