AJ 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Illegal Dumping, Environmental Policy, White-Collar Crime
8 Sep 2020
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Green collar crime: actions & outcomes that harm the environment, usually when profit outweighs safety. Criminal environmental pollution: a crime involving the intentional or negligent discharge into the bio-systems of toxic waste that destroys plant or animal life. Environmental racism: any environmental policy, practice, or directive that differentially affects or disadvantages individuals, groups, or communities based on race ( nationality/socioeconomic status) Unequal enforcement of environmental, civil right, & public health laws. Differential exposure of some populations to harmful chemicals. Faulty assumptions in calculating, assessing, & managing risks. Exclusionary practices that limit some individuals & groups from participation in decision making. Adopt a public health model of prevention as the preferred strategy. Shift the burden of proof to those whom do harm, who discriminate, & give equal protection. Allows disparate impact & statistical weight of an effect text, as opposed to. Redress disproportionate impact through targeted actions & resources. Emergency planning & community right to know act (1986)
