Study of the Criminological Dimensions of Transgenic Materials, from the Green Criminology Perspective

The advancement of science in various fields has opened new vistas to societies, which have come about in various areas of human life with positive and also negative effects. Creation of transgenic materials, as a branch of biotechnology for strengthening plants, food and livestock against pests, among other usages, is considered an important innovation in the field of genetics. Although, this technology has had a tremendous effect on quantities of products, the consequences of its consumption have created deep concerns; so that, some biologists have given serious warnings about the excessive consumption of such products. Along with this, given that agricultural biotechnology is exclusively in the hands of several transnational corporations, the huge profitability of selling these products in global markets has created a chain of criminal behavior in this area. These criminal behaviors have emerged in an interconnected network of interactions between governments and these companies. The question that has always been raised by some criminologists in this area is that how to criminalize the damage caused by the production of transgenic materials? In response to this question, criminologists have tried to explain and substantiate the issue by utilizing new approaches of green criminology to emphasize on the criminality of transgenic products.