ABSTRACT
The conservation criminology framework indicates the need to examine and address environmental crimes and environmental risks that simultaneously pose threats to the environment and human health. This chapter focuses on this perspective to illustrate the need to address legal transactions and transnational environmental crimes (TEC) in order to reduce cross-border environmental impacts. It argues that drawing upon recent innovations in policing and environmental policy can help advance efforts to address both the legal and illegal dimensions of these problems. The chapter integrates and applies theory and research on intelligence-led policing, Smart Regulation and the New Environmental Governance to demonstrate the potential utility of moving beyond a single form of government response and including decentralized and cooperative components to create solutions to complex problems. The Environment Agency of England (EA) developed a special project to implement intelligence-led policing (ILP) to reduce the illegal export of hazardous waste, including E-waste.
