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Strict Criminal Liability For Environmental Violations: A Need For Judicial Restraint, Kepten D. Carmichael Jul 1996

Strict Criminal Liability For Environmental Violations: A Need For Judicial Restraint, Kepten D. Carmichael

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Killing The Proverbial Two Birds With One Stone: Using Environmental Statutes And Nuisance To Combat The Crime Of Illegal Drug Trafficking, Omar Saleem Jun 1996

Killing The Proverbial Two Birds With One Stone: Using Environmental Statutes And Nuisance To Combat The Crime Of Illegal Drug Trafficking, Omar Saleem

Journal Publications

No abstract provided.


Square Pegs And Round Holes: Does Sentencing For Environmental Crimes Fit Within The Guidelines?, Lucia A. Silecchia, Michael J. Malinowski Jan 1996

Square Pegs And Round Holes: Does Sentencing For Environmental Crimes Fit Within The Guidelines?, Lucia A. Silecchia, Michael J. Malinowski

Scholarly Articles

This article presents an overview of the Proposed Guidelines and assesses their potential to improve both the existing sentencing scheme and, more importantly, the environmental behavior of corporate citizens. This analysis concludes that, while the Proposed Guidelines improve current haphazard sentencing practices, it is difficult to predict their efficacy in furthering environmental policy. The fundamental problem is that traditional criminal sanctions are not easily applied to non-traditional offenders committing non-traditional offenses. Rather than expressing optimism about the Proposed Guidelines, this paper suggests that the behavior of corporations could be modified more efficiently through non-criminal incentives coupled with increased criminal prosecution …


University Of Richmond Law Review Jan 1996

University Of Richmond Law Review

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.