Open AccessPublic Opinion and the Criminalization of Environmental Offenses
Author(s) -
Yu A Tymoshenko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal pravovyh issledovanij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7522
pISSN - 2410-4965
DOI - 10.17816/rjls18212
Subject(s) - criminalization , public opinion , criminology , population , political science , law , environmental health , sociology , medicine , politics
The article deals with the consideration of public opinion in the criminalization of environmental offenses, given the results of a questionnaire survey of the population to assess the status of environmental protection, the degree of public danger of the crimes of various groups, including environmental, concerns about their protection against illegal encroachments on the ecological safety. Attention is drawn to the fact that the results obtained can be used in solving the issue of criminalization of illegal encroachments on the environment.