Green Criminology An Introduction

On a daily basis, plants, animals, and ecosystems are subject to the dire consequences of anthropogenic environmental degradation.Green criminology is a branch of criminology that involves the study of harms and crimes against the environment. This broadly includes the study of environmental law and policy, the study of corporate crimes and the environment, and environmental justice from a criminological perspective. Criminology is simply the study of crime and criminal behavior.Presently, there are now several varieties of green criminology which was originally proposed as a political economic approach for studying environmental harm, crime law and justice. This paper provides an introduction to green criminology. Paul A. Adekunte | Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Janet O. Sadiku "Green Criminology: An Introduction" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-3 , June 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64973.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/64973/green-criminology-an-introduction/paul-a-adekunte