„Selected Activities of School of Eco-Criminology in Olsztyn“

• In Event: The Main Centers of Criminological Research in Poland – Selected Aspects of Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this lecture is to introduce the achievements of green criminology in the context of combating transnational environmental crime. In addition, the Polish scientific contribution to the development of this new sub-discipline of criminology, especially of School of Eco-Criminology in Olsztyn will be highlighted by illustrating the main directions of research on transnational environmental crime. Selected representative elements of the above phenomenon will be also discussed, such as crime related to illegal mining and smuggling of amber, illegal transportation of waste, illegal trade in endangered plants and animals (CITES) and illegal export or import of cultural monuments.

Authors

• Wieslaw Plywaczewski, Police Academy in Szczytno

• Maciej Duda, University of Warmia and Mazury

• Joanna Narodowska, University of Warmia and Mazury