Peculiarities of environmental prevention in the digital age

The aim was to identify the most promising directions for improving the system of environmental prevention in the era of digital technologies.

The research utilised general scientific and specialized criminological methods. The digital paradigm phenomenon is a significant threat to environmental security. In advance of practical application, crime prevention theory and criminology are developing a scientific framework to address the use of environmentally hazardous digital technologies, environmental activism, extremism, and terrorism.

The thesis is put forward on improving the system of environmental prevention along several interconnected lines:

Organizational and managerial measures of environmental prevention:

1. a) Strengthen state control over the use of the digital environment in the regions of the Russian Federation, considering the increasing danger of digitalisation for atmospheric air, water quality, and soil; b) Modernize the system of controlling bodies, during which digital training of specialists in the field of environmental prevention will take place. Moral and educational measures of environmental prevention:
2. a) engaging the public in environmental prevention activities and solving environmental problems through online initiatives; b) integrating positive aspects of religion, traditions, customs, and social control into the system of environmental prevention as components for fostering environmental culture and ecological legal awareness.

Criminal law measures:

1. a) increasing the penalties for environmental crimes; b) introducing criminal liability for legal entities; c) reforming the correctional system.

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