‘eco-com-b: Environmental Crimes’—Steps Towards a More Holistic System of Environmental Crime Control

Abstract This article will endeavour to provide an overview of the origins, modes of commission, and potential interventions of environmental crimes. The com - b model will be used to gain a deeper understanding of environmental crimes and potential crime control approaches. It will also be used to identify the capabilities (C), opportunities (O), and motivations (M) that may lead to criminal behaviour (B) against the environment. It will be demonstrated that a permanent multilevel and multidisciplinary network of different actors is essential for an effective holistic environmental crime control system. The collection, consolidation, and merging of intelligence and data into one database, and the creation of a permanent ‘law and science interface’, are vital steps and components towards the establishment of an efficient and effective holistic system of environmental crime control.