20.500.12556/DKUM-49442 Environmental crime trends in Slovenia in the past decade Trendi ekološke kriminalitete v Sloveniji v preteklem desetletju Purpose: Environmental issues become part of modern society within a developed economic system. This article examines the changes of number and forms of detected environmental crime in Slovenia with the purpose to form useful prevention and deterrence methods to face this ‘new’ form of crime. Design/Methods/Approach: The method of crime statistics analysis (data obtained from police, inspectorate, public prosecutors’ office and courts of justice) is used for the analysis of the environmental crimes trends in Slovenia with the purpose to estimate the actual situation in the country. Furthermore, using the responses of 25 Slovenian experts in a field of environmental justice, additional standpoints analysis and comparison with the official statistic data is conducted. Findings: Previous environmental crime surveys in Slovenia revealed that Slovenia still has a largely intact nature, especially rich water resources and large areas of forest land. On the other hand, the number of yearly detected criminal offences against the environment, space and natural resources is relatively small; in average only 145 offences per year. Analysis of official statistical data show that the illegal waste disposal, the torture of animals, the game poaching, and the burdening and destruction of environment and space in general are groups of environmental crime forms, most often dealt with by police and inspectorate. Another issue is the finding that only one third of filled criminal charges end successfully with a conviction. Research limitations / implications: Given that the official crime statistics do not cover the grey area of crime, where white-collar and organized environmental crime acts prevail, additional, more focused surveys could improve the gained research results. Originality/Value: Environmental crime currently signifies big challenges for criminal justice theory and practice. The results presented here represent a first and very useful basis for additional activities in the study of environmental crime Slovenia. Namen prispevka: Okoljska vprašanja so postala del sodobne družbe v razvitem gospodarskem sistemu. Prispevek preučuje spremembe števila in oblik odkritih dejanj ekološke kriminalitete v Sloveniji z namenom oblikovati uporabne metode preprečevanja in odvračanja za lažje soočanje s to 'novo' obliko kriminalitete. Metode: Za analizo trendov ekološke kriminalitete v Sloveniji in za oceno dejanskega stanja v državi smo uporabili metodo analize kriminalitetne statistike (baze podatkov policije, inšpektorata, državnega tožilstva in sodišča). V analizo smo vključili še odgovore 25 slovenskih strokovnjakov s področja varstva okolja ter analizi stališč strokovnjakov dodali še primerjavo z uradnimi statističnimi podatki. Ugotovitve: Pretekle študije o ekološki kriminaliteti v Sloveniji so razkrile, da ima Slovenija še vedno v veliki meri neokrnjeno naravo, še posebej bogate vodne vire in velike gozdne površine. Statistični podatki kažejo, da je število letno odkritih kaznivih dejanj zoper okolje, prostor in naravne dobrine razmeroma majhno, v povprečju le 145 kaznivih dejanj na leto. Iz analize uradnih statističnih podatkov je razvidno, da so nezakonito odlaganje odpadkov, mučenje živali, nezakonit lov ter obremenjevanje in uničenje okolja in prostora oblike ekološke kriminalitete, ki jih policija in inšpektorat najbolj pogosto obravnavata. V zvezi s tem pa predmet razprave predstavlja podatek, da se le ena tretjina podanih kazenskih ovadb uspešno konča z obsodbo. Praktična uporabnost: Upoštevajoč dejstvo, da uradni statistični podatki o kriminaliteti ne pokrivajo sivega polje kriminalitete, kjer prevladujeta beloovratniška in organizirana ekološka kriminaliteta, menimo, da bi z dodatnimi, bolj usmerjenimi raziskavami lahko izboljšali dobljene raziskovalne rezultate. Izvirnost/pomembnost prispevka: Ekološka kriminaliteta trenutno predstavlja velik izziv za teorijo in prakso na področju kazenskega pravosodja oziroma varstvoslovja. Zbrani rezultati predstavljajo prvo in zelo uporabno osnovo za nadaljnje dejavnosti pri preučevanju ekološke kriminalitete v Sloveniji. ekološka kriminaliteta trendi kriminalitete preprečevanje Slovenija environmental crime Slovenia crime trends environmental crimeprevention true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Znanstveno delo 2015-07-10 12:10:21 2015-07-10 12:10:21 2022-05-27 03:09:43 2021-05-09 03:17:31 2013 0 0 str. 240-260 št. 2 Letn. 15 2013 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 343.3/.7:504(497.4) 2613482 1580-0253 URN:SI:UM:DK:JQJWTHVH https://www.fvv.um.si/rV/arhiv/2013-2/07_Eman-E.html 1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=141535 Fakulteta za varnostne vede Varstvoslovje 0 0 0