Ethical Crimes

Many children and adults suffer from different health illnesses and birth defects due to the hazardous chemicals that corporations utilize. These chemicals not only harm children and adults, but they also harm the environment. Unfortunately, many of these corporations are able to go undetected and continue to kill innocent children and adults. These types of crimes are multilevel and can occur under many situations (Wilcox, Gialopsos, & Land, 2013). These crimes are also complex and not random; the offenders behind these crimes make normal use of their time and space, which allows them to go about their daily routines and gain access to criminal opportunities (J. Brantingham & L. Brantingham, 2013). Hayward (2007) would suggest that these ‘criminogenic …show more content…
Brantingham & L. Brantingham, 2013). There are some corporations that may engage in legitimate procedures when using chemicals, but as they become aware of the profits they can attain by engaging in illegal activity, they discover this as an opportunity for crime. Corporations may select to have a specific type of business, which allows them to determine the types of individuals or communities they will target (J. Brantingham & L. Brantingham, 2013). As private corporations select a target and begin their business, their criminal opportunities are enhanced by their routine activities. These routines define the areas and times when corporations are more susceptible to commit a crime, and how likely an individual will become a victim to these corrupt …show more content…
Most criminological research does not acknowledge the many crimes that are affecting the environment (Lynch & Stretesky, 2013). Lynch and Stretesky (2013) argue that “population density forces waste materials to amass and cluster in proximity to population center, producing high waste volumes and elevated levels of exposure to waste products” (p. 627). However, many businesses do not address these issues and continue to allow waste products to affect neighborhoods and the environment. Corporations that use toxic chemicals are not only harming individuals, they are also inflicting harm on the species that use this environment to survive. As corporations continue to run illegal activity, they break many criminal and civil laws that are established to protect individuals and prevent corporations from using toxins excessively. Unfortunately, due to the capitalist society that has been established, corporations are able to maintain control of their actions without being detected or being punished for their illegal