Conservation crime is a globally distributed societal problem. Conservation crime science, an emerging interdisciplinary field, has the potential to help address this problem. However, its utility depends on serious reflection on the transposition of crime science approaches to conservation contexts, which may differ in meaningful ways from traditional crime contexts. We considered the breadth of crime science approaches being used in conservation as well as the depth of crime science integration in conservation. We used the case of sea cucumber (Holothuria floridana, Isostichopus badionotus) trafficking in Mexico as an example of why the interdisciplinarity of crime and conservation sciences should be deepened and how integration can help ideate new solutions. We first conducted a review of literature to capture the range of interdisciplinarity applications. We identified 6 crime science approaches being applied to the conservation contexts of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; wildlife and plant crime; and illegal logging. We then compared this knowledge base to the case of illegal sea cucumber fishing in Mexico. We identified 5 challenges in the application of these approaches to conservation contexts: the relative diffusion of harms and victims in conservation crimes; scalar mismatches in crime, authority, and the conservation issue itself; interactions between legal and illegal networks; communities and their authority to define and control crime; and the role of natural science in the rule of law. Considering these 5 factors may enhance the depth of interdisciplinarity between crime and conservation sciences. Nurturing interdisciplinary crime and conservation science will expand innovation and help accelerate successful risk management programs and other policy agendas.

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深化犯罪与保护科学融合的重要性

保护犯罪是一个全球性的社会问题。保护犯罪科学是一个新兴的跨学科领域，有可能帮助解决这个问题。然而，它的效用取决于对犯罪科学方法在保护环境中的转换的认真思考，这可能与传统的犯罪环境在有意义的方式上有所不同。我们考虑了保护中使用的犯罪科学方法的广度以及保护中犯罪科学整合的深度。我们使用了海参 ( Holothuria floridana , Isostichopus badionotus) 以墨西哥的贩运为例，说明为什么应该深化犯罪和保护科学的跨学科性，以及整合如何帮助构思新的解决方案。我们首先对文献进行了回顾，以了解跨学科应用的范围。我们确定了 6 种犯罪科学方法应用于非法、未报告和无管制捕捞的保护环境；野生动物和植物犯罪；和非法采伐。然后，我们将该知识库与墨西哥非法捕捞海参的案例进行了比较。我们确定了将这些方法应用于保护环境的 5 个挑战：保护犯罪中危害和受害者的相对扩散；犯罪、权威和保护问题本身的标量不匹配；合法和非法网络之间的互动；社区及其定义和控制犯罪的权力；以及自然科学在法治中的作用。考虑这 5 个因素可能会增强犯罪和保护科学之间跨学科的深度。培育跨学科犯罪和保护科学将扩大创新并帮助加速成功的风险管理计划和其他政策议程。