TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - The falling carbon footprint of acquisitive and violent offences
JO  - British journal of criminology
A1  - Skudder, Helen
A1  - Brunton-Smith, Ian
A1  - Cole, John
A1  - McInnes, Alan
A1  - Druckman, Angela
SP  - 351
EP  - 371
VL  - 58
IS  - 2
N2  - Cutting carbon emissions, wherever they occur, is a global priority and those associated with crime are no exception. We show that between 1995 and 2015, the carbon footprint of acquisitive and violent crime has dropped by 62 per cent, a total reduction of 54 million tonnes CO2e throughout this period. Although the environmental harm associated with crime is likely to be considered lower in importance than social or economic impacts, a focus on reducing high carbon crimes (burglary and vehicle offences) and high carbon aspects of the footprint (the need to replace stolen/damaged property) could be encouraged. Failure to acknowledge these potential environmental benefits may result in crime prevention strategies being unsustainable and carbon reduction targets being missed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0955
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx009
ID  - ref1
ER  -