ABSTRACT
Since the post–World War II era, we have seen the sweeping growth of the major hazardous waste producing industries, the marked rise in waste management costs, and the sometimes callous disposal of these materials in unorthodox fashions. We have also witnessed the damage such dumping has had upon the environment and human health, and the official recognition of this problem as being of such gravity as to warrant federal and state legislation and specialized criminal investigations and prosecutions. Sadly, little effort has been expended on researching and identifying characteristics of the hazardous waste offender in hopes of learning more of his operative style and criminal associations to facilitate proactive enforcement aims and to enhance criminological knowledge of this phenomenon.
