Abstract
Objectives: This study examines the role of law enforcement procedures for environmental offenses. We test whether reaching the statute of limitations is associated with the recidivism of offenses against the flora in Brazil.
Methods: We analyze the universe of infractions issued by Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency from 2000 to 2010 using survival analysis and reweighting methods.
Results: Findings indicate that reaching the statute of limitations in administrative procedures increases the risk of recidivism for individuals by 188% and firms by 34%.
Conclusion: Ineffective sentencing practices stimulate repeated offenses against the environment and have significant consequences for environmental degradation in Brazil, a country that is central for actions to mitigate global environmental change.
Methods: We analyze the universe of infractions issued by Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency from 2000 to 2010 using survival analysis and reweighting methods.
Results: Findings indicate that reaching the statute of limitations in administrative procedures increases the risk of recidivism for individuals by 188% and firms by 34%.
Conclusion: Ineffective sentencing practices stimulate repeated offenses against the environment and have significant consequences for environmental degradation in Brazil, a country that is central for actions to mitigate global environmental change.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 897-917 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Quantitative Criminology |
| Volume | 39 |
| Early online date | 10 Aug 2022 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Acknowledgments:The National Council of Scientific and Technological Development from Brazil (CNPq) funded this research through a Research Productivity Grant (305762/2018-4).
Keywords
- environmental offenses
- recidivism
- law enforcement
- administrative sanctions
- Brazil
- flora