ABSTRACT Despite three decades of research into green/environmental crime, little is known about the enforcement activities of conservation officers (COs). What is known about CO behavior has been compiled from small samples and qualitative studies. Addressing this limitation, this study examined 10 years of wildlife enforcement data from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department (CPW; 2005–2014). In contrast to qualitative studies of CO behaviors, this analysis indicated that COs spend the majority (85%) of their enforcement time responding to wildlife-related violations. Among the court processed cases, the most common responses were fines and dismissals. At trial/hearing, courts dismissed 30% of CO citations. Among those found guilty (67%), fines were the most likely (79%) and most serious punishments. Results from this analysis differ from those obtained from qualitative studies, and indicate the need for additional quantitative assessments of wildlife crime data before conclusions can be drawn about the enforcement of environmental/green crimes.

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科罗拉多州野生动物官员执法活动，2005-2014

摘要 尽管对绿色/环境犯罪进行了三年的研究，但对保护官员 (CO) 的执法活动知之甚少。关于 CO 行为的已知信息是通过小样本和定性研究汇编而成的。为了解决这一限制，本研究审查了科罗拉多公园和野生动物部门（CPW；2005-2014）10 年的野生动物执法数据。与 CO 行为的定性研究相反，该分析表明 CO 花费了大部分 (85%) 的执法时间来应对与野生动物相关的违规行为。在法院处理的案件中，最常见的回应是罚款和解雇。在审判/听证会上，法院驳回了 30% 的 CO 引用。在被判有罪的人 (67%) 中，罚款是最有可能 (79%) 和最严重的惩罚。