Environmental justice and the role of criminology: An analytical review of 33 years of environmental justice research

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-62

  Zilney, Lisa Anne ^a   McGurrin, Danielle ^b   Zahran, Sammy ^c  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONEHILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco criminology; Environmental crime; Environmental justice; Environmental racism; Green criminology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745955824     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016806288258     Document Type: Article

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