This course examines the history and contemporary nature of 'green' (environmental) criminology harms as well as the diverse strategies developed to protect the environment. It explores the way in which governments, transnational corporations, military apparatuses, and ordinary people going about their everyday activities routinely harm the environment, ecology and animals. Topics include the social construction of environmental problems, pollution, illegal disposal of waste, animal rights, the prosecution of specific environmental offences, the regulation of environmental activities, environmental risk, and transnational offences. Students may also be interested in CJ/SOC-3233, which covers different material. Cross-listed: CJ-3223(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CJ-3223. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CJ-3223.
Prerequisites
SOC-1100(3) or the former SOC-1101(6), or CJ-1002(3) or the former CJ-1101(6), or permission of the instructor (prerequisite).
