RT Article
T1 The falling carbon footprint of acquisitive and violent offences
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 58
IS 2
SP 351
OP 371
A1 Skudder, Helen
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1572605421
AB Cutting carbon emissions, wherever they occur, is a global priority and those associated with crime are no exception. We show that between 1995 and 2015, the carbon footprint of acquisitive and violent crime has dropped by 62 per cent, a total reduction of 54 million tonnes CO2e throughout this period. Although the environmental harm associated with crime is likely to be considered lower in importance than social or economic impacts, a focus on reducing high carbon crimes (burglary and vehicle offences) and high carbon aspects of the footprint (the need to replace stolen/damaged property) could be encouraged. Failure to acknowledge these potential environmental benefits may result in crime prevention strategies being unsustainable and carbon reduction targets being missed.
K1 Carbon cost of crime
K1 Crime harm
K1 Crime drop
K1 Crime prevention
K1 Crime and environment
K1 Environmental harm
DO 10.1093/bjc/azx009