ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES A CHALLENGE WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON OUR WELL-BEING
Keywords:
environment, crimes, illegal trade, threat, traffick, law enforcementAbstract
Purpose
Environmental crimes are an area of increasing concern, both due to their global nature and their high impact beyond the capacity of the criminal justice systems to address them effectively.
The Environmental criminals pose a grave threat to our everyday lives, our environment and might have impact on the well-being of the future generations. Borders do not hamper environmental crimes, which range from ivory trafficking and illegal fishery to illegal logging and the dumping of hazardous waste.
Design/Methods/Approach
There is a problem in identifying and setting priorities, and responding to emerging trends in environmental crime. It is also a priority to implement a forum for law enforcement officials to share experience and expertise, and discuss new strategies.
The objective of the current research is to provide a concise and up-to-date overview of the legal and operational challenges arising from international judicial cooperation on environmental crime cases, and to share best practices to overcome these challenges.
A starting point was the Eurojust Report on Environmental Crime corroborated with theoretical and empiric examples. The analysis covered both operational and procedural information in the relevant Eurojust cases and legislation of the EU.
Environmental crimes have a big impact on societies. Despite an increase in cross-border environmental crime investigations, it remains challenging for law enforcement authorities to link cases to organized crime activities.
Findings
Fisheries crime threatens food security and undermines the sustainability of our oceans. Living forests are vital to human health. Criminals dispose of waste illegally, endangering the air we breathe, our water and soil. We help ensure protected wildlife is free from criminal exploitation.
Which would be the impact of these crimes on a long-term perspective? How do we prevent them? There are just two fundamental questions to be considered.
Originality/Value
The preoccupations in this field are new and in full research. It’s important to highlight the ways to prevent and combat de environmental crimes in a changing world.
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