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Enforcement and Professional Constructions of Environmental Crime in Finland

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The Geography of Environmental Crime

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In Finland, the awakening to the need for more efficient prevention of environmental crime has been relatively slow; it has generally been assumed that environmental crime is not a particularly severe problem. Only recently, after a few corporations were found to have committed aggravated impairment of the environment, has awareness of the issue arisen. Hence, during recent years, several actions have been taken by authorities to address environmental crime (Ministry of the Environment 2015; Finnish National Monitoring Group 2015; Sahramäki & Kankaanranta 2014b).

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Notes

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    For more information on hidden crime in Finland, see Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos (2014).

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    In Sweden, the strategy was seen as a useful policy document to promote the prevention of environmental crime and the enforcement of environmental legislation. For more information on the implementation of the strategy see Sahramäki et al. (2015); Rikspolisstyrelsen (2013); Skagerö & Korsell (2006); Sahramäki & Kankaanranta (2014a).

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    Iina Sahramäki

  2. University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

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  1. Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

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    Angus Nurse

  3. University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

    Matthew Hall

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Sahramäki, I. (2016). Enforcement and Professional Constructions of Environmental Crime in Finland. In: Potter, G., Nurse, A., Hall, M. (eds) The Geography of Environmental Crime. Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53843-7_8

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