CRM 3301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Greenwashing, Africville, Green Marketing

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 3301
• Professor: Baljit Nagra

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Crm 3301 march 21st green criminology. Not holding people accountable (blame on the captain for drinking) Not taking it seriously, and the clean up. Looked at as an accident and not a crime, it was looked at as just a spill or environmental issue. The higher power has the court by its hands, they were stronger then them. Familiar of the government following through what they were promising. Crime is a problematic and biased concept. Criminal law focuses attention on areas that suit powerful interests - capitalists. Crime is a social construct and a problematic concept. Dis(cid:272)ussio(cid:374) questio(cid:374): hould (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)ologists a(cid:271)a(cid:374)do(cid:374) the la(cid:271)el of (cid:862)(cid:272)ri(cid:373)e(cid:863)? labels will always exist, if you get rid of crime people in society will find another way of labeling it. Focuses on environmental degradation and the impact of crimes that are committed against the environment and its species. Addresses (cid:862)legiti(cid:373)ate(cid:863) or (cid:862)illegiti(cid:373)ate(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)ts har(cid:373)i(cid:374)g the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d the spe(cid:272)ies inhabiting it.