Environmental Crime or How to Make Effective Presentations

Environmental Crime

Author: Mary Clifford

This valuable addition to environmental crime literature provides a compilation of interdisciplinary research while exploring the enforcement of environmental protection legislation. Ten leading contributors to the text present the history of environmental protection efforts; one of the first comprehensive discussions on the criminal justice system's response to this unique type of crime; and illustrative case studies on the most controversial environmental issues.

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This interdisciplinary text explores the enforcement of environmental protection legislation. Fifteen chapters discuss the definition of environmental crime, a history of the U.S. environmental movement, economics and politics, a social understanding of the natural sciences, federal legislation, an interagency approach, and identifying essential connections. Concludes with five case studies that exemplify many of the themes presented in the text--activism, politics, economics, legislation, hazardous waste, government involvement, and international issues. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

Contents: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME * Defining "Environmental Crime" * A History of the U.S. Environmental Movement * Economics, Politics, and Environmental Protection * A Social Understanding of the Natural Sciences * A Review of Federal Environmental Legislation * ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION: AN INTERAGENCY APPROACH * The Federal Environmental Regulatory Structure * State and Local Environmental Enforcement * Policing the Environment * Environmental Crime Prosecution at the County Level * Sentencing the Environmental Criminal * IDENTIFYING ESSENTIAL CONNECTIONS * Five Types of Environmental Criminals * Environmental Ethics, Criminal Law, and Environmental Crime * Mystification of Environmental Images: Identifying Environmental Crime * International Environmental Issues * Environmental Crime Research: Where We Have Been, Where We Should Go * CASE STUDIES * Case Study 1--Community Opposition to Hazardous Waste Incineration: The Case of ENSCO * Case Study 2--Hazardous Waste Regulation: Legacies of the Past and Projections for the Future * Case Study 3--Rocky Flats: A Plea Bargain in Public View * Case Study 4--Controversy Amid Controversy: Reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act * Case Study 5--Environmental Crimes at the U.S.-Mexico Border * Comments in Closing * Appendixes * Index

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How to Make Effective Presentations, Vol. 16

Author: Elizabeth P Tierney

"How To Make Effective Presentations, true to its down-to-earth title, takes you through practicalities of the gestation process of a presentation . . . . tips make the book a useful companion."

--The Financial Express

You're a teacher or student about to make a presentation but you don't know where to begin. How do you plan your presentation? How do you incorporate visual aids and handouts? How much should you practice your speech? How do you handle questions? How do you calm your nerves? Everyone in academia makes presentations and faces similar questions and concerns. Elizabeth P. Tierney, a skilled speaker and consultant, offers advice and suggestions on how to make an effective presentation. From planning your presentation to stepping in front of an audience and delivering your speech, the author takes you step-by-step through the entire process.

If you're a teacher or student faced with giving a presentation, this is the book for you.

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For teachers and students who, when they are required to make a presentation, find themselves the night before either gnawing themselves raw with worry or re-labelling all the spice jars with great concentration. Provides suggestions on planning, incorporating visual aids and handouts, how much to practice, how to handle questions, how to stay calm, and other aspects. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)