Brantingham & L. Brantingham, 2013). There are some corporations that may engage in legitimate procedures when using chemicals, but as they become aware of the profits they can attain by engaging in illegal activity, they discover this as an opportunity for crime. Corporations may select to have a specific type of business, which allows them to determine the types of individuals or communities they will target (J. Brantingham & L. Brantingham, 2013). As private corporations select a target and begin their business, their criminal opportunities are enhanced by their routine activities. These routines define the areas and times when corporations are more susceptible to commit a crime, and how likely an individual will become a victim to these corrupt …show more content…
Most criminological research does not acknowledge the many crimes that are affecting the environment (Lynch & Stretesky, 2013). Lynch and Stretesky (2013) argue that “population density forces waste materials to amass and cluster in proximity to population center, producing high waste volumes and elevated levels of exposure to waste products” (p. 627). However, many businesses do not address these issues and continue to allow waste products to affect neighborhoods and the environment. Corporations that use toxic chemicals are not only harming individuals, they are also inflicting harm on the species that use this environment to survive. As corporations continue to run illegal activity, they break many criminal and civil laws that are established to protect individuals and prevent corporations from using toxins excessively. Unfortunately, due to the capitalist society that has been established, corporations are able to maintain control of their actions without being detected or being punished for their illegal