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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.

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.