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Implementation Procedures for Puerto Rico's Environmental Laws.

机译:波多黎各环境法实施程序。

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In 2004, Puerto Rico's new environmental legislation became part of the penal code with the intention of protecting the island nation's natural resources through criminal prosecution. However, the problem is a dearth of information about the prosecutions of environmental crimes and the law enforcement agent's implementation practices. The purpose of this study was to describe the execution of the law and the few cases prosecuted. Lipsky and Hull and Hjern's theory of implementation were used to help answer the research question: What are the implementation procedures of law enforcement agents on Puerto Rico's environmental crimes law, and what can be done to improve these practices? This qualitative case study included semistructured interviews with police officers and 3 district attorneys who were selected based on their involvement in environmental crimes cases. Document analysis such as court files were analyzed to reveal the implementation practices of the law. Data were analyzed using NVivo software. Results revealed that police officers and prosecutors possess little knowledge of the environmental crimes and this was not a barrier for execution of the law. However, court judges did not uniformly interpret the meaning of the law in the adjudication process which suggests that failure to successfully prosecute is due to lack of understanding of these environmental crimes by legal counsel. Enhancing the training of police, prosecutors, and judges is needed to improve policing and implementation of the law. Successful implementation practices can promote better legislation and prosecution in order to reduce environmental degradation of the island.
机译:2004年,波多黎各的新环境立法成为刑法典的一部分,其目的是通过刑事起诉保护该岛国的自然资源。但是,问题在于缺乏有关环境犯罪起诉和执法人员实施实践的信息。这项研究的目的是描述法律的执行情况和少数被起诉的案件。利普斯基(Lipsky)和赫尔(Hull)和赫尔恩(Hjern)的实施理论被用来回答以下研究问题:波多黎各环境犯罪法的执法人员有哪些实施程序?如何改善这些做法?该定性案例研究包括对警察和3名地方律师的半结构化访谈,他们是根据他们参与环境犯罪案件而选出的。对文件分析(例如法院文件)进行了分析,以揭示法律的实施做法。使用NVivo软件分析数据。结果表明,警官和检察官对环境犯罪一无所知,这不是法律执行的障碍。但是,法院法官在裁决过程中并未统一解释法律的含义,这表明未能成功起诉是由于法律顾问对这些环境犯罪的理解不足。需要加强对警察,检察官和法官的培训,以改善法律的执行和执行。成功的实施做法可以促进更好的立法和起诉,以减少该岛的环境退化。

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  • 作者

    Cameron Morales, Sara Enid.;

  • 作者单位

    Walden University.;

  • 授予单位 Walden University.;
  • 学科 Public policy.;Environmental law.;Public administration.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 2016
  • 页码 225 p.
  • 总页数 225
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 建筑科学;
  • 关键词

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