Native Americans and Social and Environmental Justice: Implications for Criminology

The article examines health and medical literature to explore the social, economic, and environmental injustices experienced by Native Americans. According to the authors, environmental injustice is defined as excluding minority groups from environmental decision-making or exposing the groups to env...

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Autor principal: Lynch, Michael J. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Stretesky, Paul B.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
En: Social justice
Año: 2011, Volumen: 38, Número: 3, Páginas: 104-124
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Distributive Justice
Environmental Justice
Environmental policy > United States
Equality > United States
Native Americans > Economic conditions
Native Americans > Social conditions
SOCIAL injustice
Uranium mining
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Sumario:The article examines health and medical literature to explore the social, economic, and environmental injustices experienced by Native Americans. According to the authors, environmental injustice is defined as excluding minority groups from environmental decision-making or exposing the groups to environmental hazards. Details are provided on the social and economic inequalities facing Native Americans, such as poverty, income unemployment, and a proximity to toxic hazards. In addition, information is provided on uranium mining and nuclear accidents that have impacted Native Americans.