This book provides an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon of heritage crime in England and Wales. Drawing on a pastiche of empirical data comprised of qualitative testimony from police officers, victims of heritage crime, and heritage practitioners, it interrogates the following areas: i) the nature of heritage crime, ii) how is it conceptualized and operationalized within policing, iii) the victim of heritage crime and iv) opportunities for improved practice in this area. It speaks to academics and students who are interested in art, antiques and cultural property crime as well as policing and victimisation relating to these crimes.

Offers the first book to focus solely on heritage crime and differentiates it from arts, antiques and cultural property crime Draws on empirical data Discusses policing and victims

Autorentext

Dr Bethan Poyser is Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University, UK.

Inhalt

Chapter 1:Introduction.- Chapter 2:Setting the Scene Heritage Crime in Cultural Criminological and Legal Context.- Chapter 3:Current Policing Approaches to Heritage Crime Occupational Obstacles and Finding the Victim.- Chapter 4:An Exploration of Policing Heritage Crime in England and Wales Police Officers and Heritage Practitioners.- Chapter 5:The Victims of Heritage Crime.- Chapter 6:The Policing of Heritage Crime in England and Wales What Needs Changing.- Chapter 7:Advancing the Field Theoretical Perspectives on Heritage Crime.- Chapter 8:Conclusion.