Full title in original language:
Environmental restorative justice
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Crime prevention and criminal justice Restorative justice Criminal justice systemTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Aiden Stark
Publication year:
2016
Published by:
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Copyright holder:
© Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Contact name and address:
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal
Contact email:
josias.bartram@pepperdine.edu
Key themes:
cpcj, criminal justice, justice, crime, restorative justice, environment
Links:
Short description:
Section I briefly introduces this article. Section II discusses the gravity of environmental crimes. Section III highlights the history of environmental criminal prosecution. Section IV explains how environmental crimes are currently prosecuted. Section V demonstrates how restorative justice procedures work. Section VI critiques the only previous analysis applying restorative justice to environmental crimes in the United States. Section Vll walks through Australian Justice Preston's analysis, which provides a proper foundation for applying restorative justice to environmental crimes. Section VIII applies Justice Preston's framework to criminal procedures in the United States. Section IX discusses criticisms that will be raised by bringing restorative justice to environmental criminal procedures in the United States. Section X concludes.