Rivers on Fire and Corporate Liars : The Monitoring and Sanctioning of U. S. Water Pollution Crimes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ozymy, Joshua.

Series:

Critical Issues in Crime and Society Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Pollution--Law and legislation--United States.

Water.

Offenses against the environment--United States.

Offenses against the environment.

Commercial crimes--United States.

Commercial crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2026.

Summary:

For over four decades, the U.S federal government has undertaken efforts to police and prosecute environmental crimes to protect public health and the natural environment.Yet, we still know very little about how U.S.federal agencies have monitored and sanctioned water pollution violations and if these actions actually deter crime.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

1. Punishing Environmental Crimes

2. Water Pollution and the Evolution of Criminal Enforcement

3. Tapped Out: Prosecuting Drinking Water Crimes

4. Thar She Blows: Prosecuting Ship Pollution Crimes

5. Water Worries: The Clean Water Act and Related Crimes

6. Toward a Framework for Understanding Federal Water Pollution Crimes

7. Punishing in an Age of Hostility

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-9788-4600-2

9781978846005

OCLC:

1586549639