CRJ 347 - Environmental Crime

This course considers the global problem of environmental crime, including definitions, causes, and extent, with a focus on solutions. The course will examine theoretical orientations that explain the psychological, social, political, cultural, and economic forces that drive environmental crime as well as the legislation and legal frameworks that criminalize practices that harm the environment and their enforcement–or don’t. Case studies will be used to critically analyze problems and enforcement methods and you will take direct action through a project centered on a topic of your choice. The course will focus on a solutions-oriented approach, balancing the study of environmental crime and its challenges with action toward creating sustainable and restorative systems that benefit people, animals, and the earth itself.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Spring Semester