Policing Pollution: A Study of Regulation and EnforcementClarendon Press, 1982 - 204 עמודים Based on first-hand observation, this book analyzes various approaches to government intervention in the field of environmental control and presents the findings of an empirical project designed to examine the implementation of one such control instrument in the water industry. Particular emphasis is placed on the discretion exercised by enforcement officers and the role played by the criminal sanction. |
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abatement costs acceptable achieved adopted Alkali Inspectorate approach areas argued argument attitude Authority Authority's bargain behaviour Chapter Clean Air Act compliance concerned consent conditions context criminal law criminal sanction culpability damage costs definition of unlawful deterrence discharge discretion discussion divisions economic effect emission standards enforcement discretion enforcement process environment environmental evidence example exercise external costs favour firm formal definition harm impact imposed imposition individual influence involved issue justified Law Review legal sample legislative market failure mens rea ment nature non-compliance offences organisation particular pollution control practice precise present problems prohibition prosecution Public Health Act quality objectives reasons recognised regarded Regulation regulatory regulatory offences relation responsibility river Royal Commission RWAs Selznick senior officers sewage sewers significant sludge socially efficient specific strict liability threat tion trade effluent control trade effluent sections Trade Premises traders treatment Water Act 1973 water industry white-collar crime