ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the relationship between the environment, people, corporations, and the criminal justice system. In the early 1990s, the term 'environmental criminology' was most directly connected to the crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) work of Paul and Patricia Brantingham. While the categories of 'victim' and 'offender' are familiar ways to discuss harm within the current system of justice. Many of the regulatory and enforcement systems designed to make groups and individuals accountable to the larger society are said to be connected to and processed through the criminal justice system. The famous philosopher and political critic Noam Chomsky invites reflection on the differences between institutions, such as slavery or corporations, and individuals. In the United States, the 2012 presidential election campaign produced a laser-like focus on the role of corporations in US life. The systems of justice and the institution of slavery exist alongside seemingly intractable problems of sex trafficking, drug trafficking, and global climate change.
