eprintid: 1316640
rev_number: 43
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datestamp: 2011-07-16 22:20:06
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creators_name: Tompson, L
creators_name: Chainey, S
title: Profiling Illegal Waste Activity: Using Crime Scripts as a Data Collection and Analytical Strategy
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B04
divisions: C05
divisions: F52
keywords: Crime analysis, Crime prevention, Green criminology, Script analysis, Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES, CRIMINOLOGY, PREVENTION
note: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
abstract: The illegal treatment and trade of waste is an international problem which is widely assumed to be both evolving and growing. Emergent forms of criminality such as this often have the problem of data being in scarce supply, and as a result are difficult to study, and subsequently understand. In this paper we introduce the methodological concept of script analysis to assist a more objective assessment and understanding of illegal waste activity. This includes using crime scripts in two ways; to help identify data requirements, and as a tool to analyse illegal waste processes. We illustrate the utility of this methodology using waste electrical and electronic equipment. In doing so, we argue that this approach elicits a specific, focused account of what illegal activity has occurred, and nests it within the wider context of the waste management system. We anticipate that using this methodology will provide academics and practitioners a means of enhancing the investigation, detection and prevention of illegal waste activity.
date: 2011-09
publisher: SPRINGER
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10610-011-9146-y
vfaculties: VENG
oa_status: green
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
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elements_source: Web of Science
elements_id: 324291
doi: 10.1007/s10610-011-9146-y
language_elements: EN
lyricists_name: Chainey, Spencer
lyricists_name: Tompson, Lisa
lyricists_id: SPCHA84
lyricists_id: LTOMP47
full_text_status: public
publication: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
volume: 17
number: 3
pagerange: 179 - 201
issn: 0928-1371
citation:        Tompson, L;    Chainey, S;      (2011)    Profiling Illegal Waste Activity: Using Crime Scripts as a Data Collection and Analytical Strategy.                   European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research , 17  (3)   179 - 201.    10.1007/s10610-011-9146-y <https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-011-9146-y>.       Green open access   
 
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