Green Criminology

Michael J. Lynch*, Michael A. Long, Paul B. Stretesky

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    Abstract

    The first discussion of green criminology appeared in 1990, when this area of research was proposed as a unique specialty within criminology (Lynch, 1990) and specifically as an extension of radical or Marxist criminology (for discussion see, Lynch & Michalowski, 2006) useful for constructing a political economic and class analysis of crime, law and justice related to environmental destruction. Today, nearly 30 years later, there is impressive diversity in green criminological studies. Here, we draw attention only to the political economic approach to green criminology. When necessary, however, we distinguish the political economic view from other green criminological approaches, referring to PEG-C or political economic green criminology.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHandbook of Environmental Sociology
    EditorsBeth Schaefer Caniglia, Andrew Jorgenson, Stephanie A. Malin, Lori Peek, David N. Pellow, Xiaorui Huang
    Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
    PublisherSpringer
    Chapter17
    Pages355-379
    Number of pages25
    ISBN (Electronic)9783030777128
    ISBN (Print)9783030777111, 9783030777142
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Publication series

    NameHandbooks of Sociology and Social Research
    PublisherSpringer
    ISSN (Print)1389-6903
    ISSN (Electronic)2542-839X

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