RT Article T1 An empirical test of techniques of neutralization regarding polluting behaviors in rural Iran JF Crime, law and social change VO 78 IS 1 SP 79 OP 103 A1 Mir Mohamad Tabar, Seyed Ahmad A2 South, Nigel 1954- A2 Brisman, Avi A2 Majdi, Ali Akbar LA English YR 2022 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1824038933 AB 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. NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 99-103 K1 Environmental crimes K1 Green Criminology K1 Pollution K1 Rural criminology K1 Techniques of neutralization DO 10.1007/s10611-022-10016-3