Opportunities for Environmental Crime: A Test of Situational Crime Prevention Theory

W. Huisman; J. van Erp

doi:10.1093/bjc/azt036

Opportunities for Environmental Crime: A Test of Situational Crime Prevention Theory

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Recently, Situational Crime Prevention Theory (SCPT) has been proposed as an alternative to offender-based theories of white-collar crime. This paper uses the results of a cross-case analysis of 23 criminal investigations of environmental crime in the Netherlands to explore the fruitfulness of SCPT as a method of scientific study of environmental crime and the development of prevention strategies. This analysis shows that most environmental crimes are crimes of omission, while SCPT is designed for predatory crimes of commission. In addition, while it is concluded that SCPT is helpful in analysing opportunities for environmental crime, it is difficult to draw innovative prevention strategies on the basis of SCPT, since most suggestions have already been covered in contemporary models for environmental regulation. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (ISTD). All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1178-1200
Journal	British Journal of Criminology
Volume	53
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azt036
Publication status	Published - 2013

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