Examines dumpers of hazardous waste as criminals, comparing their behavior to other criminals. Finds a fairly unusual environment, in which the intensity, duration, and methods of the crime are determined by opportunities in the legitimate marketplace, rather than by a crime syndicate. Annotation co
Preface Introduction to the Paperback Edition 1. Beginnings of the Problem 2. The Search for the Hazardous Waste Offender: Past Works 3. An Empirical Approach to Hazardous Waste Crime Research 4. Law Enforcement Structures of the Sample States 5. Distribution of Data 6. Working the System 7. Physical Surroundings and Detection Avoidance 8. Creating a Criminal Maturation System 9. Hazardous Waste Crime as Organized Crime 10. Investigation Methods/Prosecution Obstacles 11. Discussion of Results 12. Prospects for the Future Epilogue: The Growing Menace and the Fight to Contain It Appendices A. Organized Crime and Hazardous Waste B. Research Methods References Index