Climate change, general strain and illegal fishing

An empirical test of Agnew’s criminology of climate change theory in Iran

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ID12006434
AuthorsAhmad Mir Mohamad Tabar (0000-0003-0440-7011, Sociology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, corresponding author), Mohammad Mazlom Khorasani (Ferdowsi University of Mashhad), Mohsen Noghani (0000-0002-6065-0502, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad)
Year2020
Volume60
Issue4
Pages649-664
Publication date2020-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03623319.2020.1750843
OpenAlexW3025324439
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited32

In the present study, to explain illegal fishing, Agnew’s Criminology of Climate Change Theory was adopted as the theoretical framework. The study was conducted using a survey methodology, and a questionnaire was used for collecting the data. The population of the study consisted of the villagers of Fereydonkenar, an Iranian city in Mazandaran province, from whom 400 people were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. The results of the study showed that about 53 percent (212) of the respondents had been fishing using illegal methods. The results of the structural equation modeling revealed that climate change perception and general strain had the greatest influence on illegal fishing. Also, climate change perception was found to influence illegal fishing by positively influencing the general strain

Climate change · Criminology · Fishing · General strain theory · Geography · Juvenile delinquency · Perception · Political science · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Stratified sampling · Structural equation modeling · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Demography · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Ecology

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