NCJ Number
111857
Journal
Deviant Behavior Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Dated: (April-June 1988) Pages: 113-129
Date Published
1988
Length
17 pages
Annotation
In the late 1970's, a new pattern of criminality appeared: the illegal disposal of toxic wastes by previously legitimate waste oil dealers, especially by selling a mixture of liquid toxic wastes and waste oils as fuel oil.
Abstract
This pattern of crime was caused by changes in the social conditions determining economic self-interst in the petroleum industry and by changes in the criminal law regarding the disposal of toxic wastes. Official crime rates have remained low despite widespread criminal behaviors because of the power of the affected industries to limit the enforcement of criminal laws. (Publisher abstract)