RT Article
T1 Does Reaching the Statute of Limitations Affect the Recidivist Behavior of Environmental Aggressors in Brazil?
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 39
IS 4
SP 897
OP 917
A1 Uhr, Daniel de Abreu Pereira
A2 Uhr, Júlia Gallego Ziero
A2 Peres, Renan Porn
A2 Gehrke, Manoel
A2 Figueiredo Eltz, Magnum Koury de 1985-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884548776
AB Objectives This study examines the role of law enforcement procedures for environmental offenses. We test whether reaching the statute of limitations is associated with the recidivism of offenses against the flora in Brazil. Methods We analyze the universe of infractions issued by Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency from 2000 to 2010 using survival analysis and reweighting methods. Results Findings indicate that reaching the statute of limitations in administrative procedures increases the risk of recidivism for individuals by 188% and firms by 34%. Conclusion Ineffective sentencing practices stimulate repeated offenses against the environment and have significant consequences for environmental degradation in Brazil, a country that is central for actions to mitigate global environmental change.
K1 Q58
K1 K41
K1 K32
K1 Flora
K1 Brazil
K1 administrative sanctions
K1 Law Enforcement
K1 Recidivism
K1 environmental offenses
DO 10.1007/s10940-022-09554-9