CJ
273
Environmental Conservation Criminology
4 cr.
(4-0-0)
- Offered: Yearly
- Prerequisites: CJ 110.
- Bulletin Year: 2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
This course involves the scientific study of environmental crime, sometimes referred to as green crime, including their forms, causes, victims, and efforts for prevention and control. The course focuses on theoretical explanations of environmental or green crimes, offender behavior, victim characteristics, greater social harms, and the role of specialized agencies within the justice system to both prevent these offenses.