Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
6026LAWCJ-SEP-MTP
Aims
This module aims to raise students' awareness of the causes, nature and extent of behaviours which relate to damaging the environment, drawing on perspectives from the green criminology movement as it does so. The module also aims to develop knowledge of responses to these behaviours, and of how these responses could be made more effective.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate advanced, theoretically-informed knowledge of the causes, extent and typologies of environmental crime
2.
Show the ability to critically analyse the role of green criminology in advancing the debate about environmental crime
3.
Critically evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of current responses to environmental crime on the national and international level
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Defining green criminology and environmental crime
Typologies of environmental crime: brown, green and white?
Issues in green criminology and environmental crime I: climate change
Issues in green criminology and environmental crime II: corporate crime, organised crime and food crimes
Issues in green criminology and environmental crime III: animal abuse
Issues in green criminology and environmental crime IV: poaching, trafficking and trading
Issues in green criminology and environmental crime V: environment and conflict
Responding to environmental crime I: environmental justice
Responding to environmental crime II: environmental victims
Responding to environmental crime III: regulation and enforcement
Module Overview:
This module aims to raise student awareness of issues relating to the nature, extent and typology of environmental crime. The module also aims to stimulate critical evaluation of the current responses to environmental crime, and of green criminology's contributions to the debate about the most effective responses.
This module aims to raise student awareness of issues relating to the nature, extent and typology of environmental crime. The module also aims to stimulate critical evaluation of the current responses to environmental crime, and of green criminology's contributions to the debate about the most effective responses.
Additional Information:This module aims to raise student awareness of issues relating to the nature, extent and typology of environmental crime. The module also aims to stimulate critical evaluation of the current responses to environmental crime, and of green criminology's contributions to the debate about the most effective responses.