Crime in the waste oil industry

Bibliographic Data

ID2152247
AuthorsAlan A Block (Pennsylvania State University), Thomas J Bernard (Pennsylvania State University)
Year1988
Volume9
Issue2
Pages113-129
Publication date1988-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.1988.9967774
OpenAlexW2033179468
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

In the late 1970s, a new pattern of criminality appeared: the illegal disposal of toxic wastes by previously legitimate waste oil dealers, especially by selling a mixture of liquid toxic wastes and waste oils as fuel oil. This pattern of crime was caused by changes in the social conditions determining economic self‐interest in the petroleum industry, and by changes in the criminal law regarding the disposal of toxic wastes. Official crime rates have remained low despite widespread criminal behaviors because of the power of affected industries to limit the enforcement of criminal laws

Business · Enforcement · Law enforcement · Petroleum · Petroleum industry · Political science · Waste management · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Engineering · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Environmental Engineering

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