Wildlife Crime

Bibliographic Data

ID23683042
AuthorsJ Andrew Hansen (0000-0002-4031-8596, corresponding author)
Year2014
Pages1-5
Publication date2014-03-26
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueEncyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118517390.wbetc063
OpenAlexW4253638865
ISBN9781118517390
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

Wildlife crime has historically been overlooked by the public and social scientists. However, wildlife crime has been shown to negatively impact humans, animals, plants, and the natural environment. The difficulty in defining wildlife crime is discussed, as is the recent social construction of traditional practices in many parts of the world as criminal. Next, the shift among increasingly organized wildlife crime offenders towards economic motivations is documented. Estimates of the environmental and financial impact of wildlife crime are offered. Finally, responses to wildlife crime at various levels by researchers, international organizations, and law enforcement are provided.

Biology · Criminal justice · Criminology · Enforcement · Environmental crime · Environmental planning · Geography · Green criminology · Law enforcement · North American Model of Wildlife Conservation · Political science · Sociology · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Ecology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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