Environmental and Wildlife Crime in Sweden

Ceccato, Vânia; Uittenbogaard, Adriaan Cornelis

doi:10.18061/1811/58848

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“…If these hot spots persist over time, it may indicate the presence of conditions that are generative of EWC, or at least facilitate its detection. Although this study updates the findings of Ceccato and Uittenbogaard (2013), we also develop their methodology further by introducing a temporal element in the geospatial analysis. Drawing on criminological theory, we expect geographical patterns to be largely stable over time, as EWC will tend to occur where conditions allow, and these conditions are likely themselves stable characteristics of regions.…”

Section: Spatial Patterns Of Crimementioning

confidence: 90%

“…(It should also be noted that this is not a problem limited to Sweden; e.g., see Wellsmith, 2011, andCochran et al, 2018. ) An EU-level policy change in the mid-2000s removed a requirement for prosecutors to prove that an EWC caused direct physical harm or threat thereof, which improved possibilities for prosecution (Ceccato & Uittenbogaard, 2013), but the actual number of cleared cases has changed little, and has in fact been decreasing (Dahlberg, 2016). Moreover, it is likely that the number of EWCs is highly underreported, and there are several factors that could contribute to this.…”

Section: Ewc In the Swedish Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental and Wildlife Crime in Sweden from 2000 to 2017

Stassen

Ceccato

2020

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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This study combines police records with newspaper articles (media archives) to report the nature and trends of environmental and wildlife crime (EWC) in Sweden from 2000 to 2017. Geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial statistical techniques are used to implement a temporal and spatial analysis of EWC in Swedish municipalities, which are split into three types: urban, accessible rural, and remote rural. Findings show that following the 2006 legal reform that increased possibilities for prosecuting EWC, the number of both police-recorded cases and newspaper articles increased and eventually stabilized. They also show that although the majority of EWCs are minor crimes, particularly in urban municipalities, many of the more serious crimes show chronic temporal and spatial patterns in more rural and remote areas. The persistence of certain serious crimes over time is interpreted as an indication that the costs of breaking environmental law are low relative to economic gains. Then, drawing from criminological theory, the article finishes by discussing implications to research and policy.

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Section: Spatial Patterns Of Crimementioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Ewc In the Swedish Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental and Wildlife Crime in Sweden from 2000 to 2017

Stassen

Ceccato

2020

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

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“…On the other hand, public shaming of corporate offenders may be soon forgotten by the general public or get diluted in the flow of news (see e.g. Ceccato & Uittenbogaard, 2013).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, suspected environmental crimes are reported to officials by citizens, competitors and media as well (e.g. Ceccato & Uittenbogaard, 2013). Thus, acquiring information through surveillance is essential in environmental crime detection.…”

Section: Enforcing Environmental Crime Legislation Detecting and Repomentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevention of environmental crime through enforcement—Finland and Sweden compared

Sahramäki

Korsell

Kankaanranta

2015

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This study aims to contribute to the research into prevention of environmental crimes, by comparing the environmental crime enforcement chain in Finland with that in Sweden: detection, prosecution and the punishment with sanctions. We examined (1) what are the main differences and similarities in enforcement between Finland and Sweden? and (2) how can crime prevention through enforcement be developed further based on these findings? The comparison is based on legislation, official documents and statistics. The findings suggest that a high rate of reporting crimes alone does not necessarily indicate more effective prevention of environmental crime, as pre-trial investigations quite rarely lead to prosecution. Most of the sanctions for environmental offences are monetary and quite small. However, in Sweden the use of the corporate fine is significantly more frequent than in Finland. It is concluded that, even though enforcement is essential, prevention of environmental crime, stressing voluntary compliance and administrative sanctions instead may be more effective in the long-run.

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“…Although one can hardly claim that there is something in particular about rural areas that explains why people commit crime, there are reasons to assume that there are features of rural areas that differently affect the situational conditions of crime (Barton et al, 2011;Carrington et al, 2011;Ceccato and Uittenbogaard, 2013;Donnermeyer et al, 2006). For instance, geographical and social isolation are part of the dynamic of crime in rural areas.…”

Section: Rurality Affects the Nature Of Crimementioning

confidence: 99%