An empirical test of techniques of neutralization regarding polluting behaviors in rural Iran

Environmental pollution is regarded as a major environmental crime in most countries; Iran is no exception. This study examines water and soil polluting behavior among villagers in Jimabad, Mashhad County—a rural area in the Razavi Khorasan province in the northeastern region of Iran. A survey quest...

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Authors: Mir Mohamad Tabar, Seyed Ahmad (Author) ; South, Nigel 1954- (Author) ; Brisman, Avi (Author) ; Majdi, Ali Akbar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2022, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-103
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Keywords:
Environmental crimes
Green Criminology
Pollution
Rural criminology
Techniques of neutralization
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Summary:Environmental pollution is regarded as a major environmental crime in most countries; Iran is no exception. This study examines water and soil polluting behavior among villagers in Jimabad, Mashhad County—a rural area in the Razavi Khorasan province in the northeastern region of Iran. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data from a random sample of 315 respondents in the population of the villagers of Jimabad. This article reports on the levels of water and soil polluting behavior among the respondents and the results are discussed in terms of techniques of neutralization, religiosity and cultural context.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 99-103
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-022-10016-3