Green criminology

Abstract

As a science, criminology initially studied actions which violated the rules imposed by the criminal code, the perpetrators, and the victims of such acts. During its development, the subject of criminology was later expanded to include illegal acts not prescribed by the criminal code and the "perpetrators" of such acts, who, for whatever reason, cannot be held criminally responsible. In the 1980s, under the influence of environmental associations, the question of whether environmental protection could be an area of interest for criminology arose. Initial research into this subject encountered a problem related to the fact that environmental endangerment is most often caused by the actions of states and large companies, which are usually not sanctioned in any way. This worsens the quality of life and, in the worst-case scenario, makes a country unfit for life. As a result of contemplating this topic, green criminology was born, whose most important views I would like to present to you in this paper.