Globalisation and crime in contemporary society

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Globalisation and crime in contemporary society Green crime Crime against the environment

Three Mile Island: nuclear testing Illegal Dumping of Waste Animal Skins Deforestation Acid Rain Global Warming Air Polution Chemical / Gas Leaks Three Mile Island: nuclear testing Illegal Dumping of Waste Nuclear Leaks: Chernobyl Oil Spills

“Green “ Crime Activity 2: “Zemiology”: the study of ‘harms’ Discuss: Is environmental harm a problem criminologists should tackle? Right Side: Traditional Criminology approach - strengths and weaknesses of their ideas Left Side: Green criminology - strengths and weaknesses of this form of “transgressive” approach. Incorporate the Marxist view here

“Green” Crime Activity 2: Discuss: Is environmental harm a problem criminologists should tackle? Traditional Criminology Standpoint: no national / international law has been broken Environmental Crime: “an unauthorised act or omission that violates the law” Strength: clearly defined Weakness: accepts official definitions of environmental problems. Ignores the fact that laws are often shaped by powerful groups with a “vested interest” Green criminology - a “transgressive” approach A more radical approach, starting from the notion of “harm” rather than crime Environmental crime: “any action that harms the physical environment and / or the human and non-human animals within it, even if no law has been broken”. Many of the worst environmental harms are not illegal. Strength: transgresses the boundaries of traditional criminology to provide a wider view. Marxist view - green criminology provides a global perspective, and transcends the narrower laws chosen by powerful, selfish people, within individual nation states, with a vested interest.

How is green crime linked to globalization? Green crime is increasingly seen as a form of global crime for two reasons REASON 1 The planet is a single ecosystem in which humans being ,other species and the environment are interconnected and interdependent . Harm done to other species or aspects of the environment such as air, water supplies, the ocean and the rainforest are seen as increasingly impacting negatively on the quality and future of human life where ever it is in the world . E.g the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster of 1986 spread thousands of miles across Europe ,resulting of sheep farming in parts of England and wales .

Reason 2 –why green crime is linked to globalisation Green crime is carried out by powerful groups, particularly transnational corporations such as oil and chemical companies working with the co-operation of nation states and local wealthy elites http://contemporarycondition.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/is-bp-environmental-terrorist.html Is bp enviromental terrorists?

Manufactured risks -Beck Many of the threats to our ecosystem comes from manufactured risks and this is a result of massive demand for consumer goods and technology which has an effect not only on us (humanity) but also on our environment . For example greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to global warming and climate change . We live in societies threatened by global risks

Deepwater Horizon: BP Oil Spill: Gulf of Mexico 2011

Deepwater Horizon: BP Oil Spill: Gulf of Mexico 2011

Policing green crime Difficulty in policing green crime Very few local or international laws governing the state of the environment . International laws difficult to construct because not all countries agree to sign up to global agreements . For examples USA & China reluctant to agree to meet international targets to reduce carbon emissions . Laws that exist are shaped by powerful capitalists interests , especially global ‘big business’. Governments in developing countries srtruggle to question and take action against transnational corporations because they are dependent on them for their income. Laws that do exist to protect environment are often weak.

Sociologial perspectives Radical criminologist : Rob White Green crime should be defined as ‘any action that harms the physical environment and any creatures that live within it , even if no law has technically been broken’ Current laws are inconsistent as they often differ across countries. They are also biased as they are influenced by businesses who have a vested interest in harming the environment for their own gain.

Eco-centric vs anthropocentric view of green crime Damage to the environment is damage to the other species as well Putting the human race at risk in the future Anthropocentric (this is the view of big business) Humans have the right to exploit the environment and other species for their own benefit . White - argues that this capitalist ideology is responsible for a great deal of environmental harm

Key study : Nigel South – classifying green crime Primary crime Direct result of the destruction and degradation of the planet’s resources Crimes of air pollution – industrial carbon and greenhouse gas emissions Crimes of deforestation- illegal Crimes of species decline and animal rights Crimes of fresh water and marine pollution such as oil spillages Secondary crime Crimes that are a result of flouting existing laws and regulations Illegal dumping of toxic waste - especially in the developing world Massive amounts of plastic dumped in oceans - eg Dec 2014 Breach of health and safety rules causing disasters such as the Bhopal Chemicals Plant disaster Offloading products such as pharmaceuticals onto third world markets after they have been banned on safety grounds in the west Why does this happen? Here I can activity of identifying primary and green crime from article or box

Greenpeace: Rainbow Warrior

Secondary Green Crime Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was bombed and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand Harbor by French DGSE agents. The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, codenamed Operation Satanic, was an operation by the “action” branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE), carried out on July 10, 1985. It aimed to sink the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, to prevent her from interfering in a nuclear test in Moruroa. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship. Two French agents were arrested by the New Zealand Police on passport fraud and immigration charges. They were charged with arson, conspiracy to commit arson, willful damage, and murder. As part of a plea bargain, they pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to ten years, of which they served just over two.

Evalaution of green criminology Green criminology recognises the growing importance of environmental issues and manufactured global risks It recognises the interdependence of humans, other species and the environment However its focus on harm rather than criminality means green criminology is often accused of being engaged with subjective interpretation rather than objective scientific analysis and is therefore biased.

Examiners notes in relation to theory and methods Research methods Operationalising means the measurement of abstract concepts, Green crime is easy to measure because it is legally defined but harm is more difficult because it is a matter of interpretation Theory It would make sense to use green crime to illustrate the criminogenic nature of capitalism . If an exam essay question focuses on Marxist explanation of crime and deviance