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CRI3312 Green Criminology

Semester 1, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Law and Justice
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner: Matthew Morgan

Overview

Interest and concerns about environmental issues and harm has been on the increase over the past few decades. In particular, there has been an upsurge of studies of environmental harm and crime amongst criminologists in more recent times. Criminological studies of environmental harm and/or crime consider the source of environmental harm, the consequences of environmental harm in both the short and long term and the impact of environmental harm on humans, animals and the ecological system. Environmental harm and/or crime is generally associated with profit-driven practices carried out by large corporations. For this reason, green criminology is regarded as a white-collar crime concern. Green criminology is an area of study that incorporates a wide range of considerations from perspectives in law, social science, environmental science and business.

Green criminology is the social scientific study of environmental harm and `crimes against nature'. Criminological studies of environmental harm and/or crime consider the source of environmental harm, the consequences of environmental harm in both the short and long term and the impact of environmental harm on humans, animals and the ecological system. Environmental harm and/or crime is generally associated with profit-driven practices carried out by large corporations. For this reason, green criminology is regarded as a white-collar crime concern. In this course, students will be introduced to the study of green criminology and its application within the context of environmental harm, climate change, animal abuse, biodiversity, waste, and environmental victims. Laws governing environmental use and misuse will also be examined, along with environmental forensic studies and criminal justice responses.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. explain the theoretical concept of green criminology;
  2. describe the cross-disciplinary nature of and responses to environmental harm/crime;
  3. evaluate the legal, social and justice challenges encompassed within the problem of environmental harm/crime;
  4. identify issues associated with environmental harm/crime and propose solutions;
  5. critically appraise the extensive nature of environmental harm/crime, associated with applicable laws, varying types of harm/crime, offenders, victims, and responses;
  6. articulate a critical argument within the scope of green criminological theoretical propositions, demonstrating support for presented arguments through the use of relevant evidence.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Course overview and introduction to Green Criminology 20.00
2. Conceptual and methodological foundations of environmental harm 20.00
3. Environmental harm, offending and offenders 20.00
4. Environmental harm victims 20.00
5. Intervention and prevention 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

White, R Heckenberg, D 2014, Green Criminology: An introduction to the study of environmental harm, Routledge, London.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Description Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 20
PROJECT 1 40 1,2,3,5,6
PROJECT 2 40 4,5
Date printed 10 February 2023