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Professor Nigel South, one of the pioneers of green criminology, rightly observes that emerging environmental harms and injustices require ‘a new academic way of looking at the world but also a new global politics’. This includes an intellectual discourse that moves ‘beyond the narrow boundaries of traditional criminology and draws together political and practical action to shape public policy’ (South, 2010: 242). Green criminology continues to evolve as a dynamic body of knowledge of resistance and innovation, one that challenges mainstream crime discourses and critically examines the policies and practices of contemporary governments and corporations. It is a collection of new and thought-provoking voices within the criminological lexicon, and its engagement with diverse narratives seeks to identify, theorise, and respond to environmental issues of both global and local concern. The expansion of green criminological perspectives serves to harness and mobilise academic, activist, and governmental interests to preserve, protect, and develop environmental issues.
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Wyatt, T., Westerhuis, D.S., Walters, R. (2013). Introduction. In: Walters, R., Westerhuis, D.S., Wyatt, T. (eds) Emerging Issues in Green Criminology. Critical Criminological Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273994_1
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