Heritage crime
Subtitle: progress, prospects and prevention
By: [edited by] Louise Grove, Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy,University of Loughborough, UK, Suzie Thomas, Lecturer in Museology, University of Helsinki, Finland
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9781137357502
Subjects: Archaeological thefts; Cultural property; Protection; Historic preservation; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
Description: "With a foreword from Mark Harrison FSA, National Policing and Crime Advisor, English Heritage and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Kent, UK.  Heritage crime is an area of growing interest for scholars, but also for enforcement agencies and heritage managers, as well as the communities affected. Whether it is the looting of cultural objects, theft of lead from churches, or vandalism of historic monuments, this timely collection brings together debate and international examples to demonstrate the diversity but also commonality of heritage crime across the globe.  With international contributions from archaeology, criminology, law, heritage management and policing, the volume presents case studies from countries as diverse as Peru, the UK, South Africa and Cyprus. At a time when government agencies and media around the world are increasingly taking note of the implications of criminal activity for cultural heritage, this collection is the first to address the heritage crime problem in such an in-depth and holistic manner.  "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Foreword; Mark Harrison; title: 1. Introduction; Suzie Thomas and Louise Grove; title: Section I: Heritage Crime around the World; title: 2. South African Perspective on Thefts from Museums and Galleries: 2006-2010; Bernadine Benson and Henri Fouche;; title: 3. Archaeological Heritage in Peru: Definitions, Perceptions and Imperceptions; Henry Tantaleán; title: 4. Forestry as Heritage Crime: Finland; Vesa Laulumaa; title: 5. Archaeological Heritage Crimes in Romania and Moldova: A Comparative view; Sergiu Musteata; title: 6. Threats to Cultural Heritage in the Cyprus Conflict; Sam Hardy; title: Section II: Tackling Heritage Crime; title: 7. A Situational Approach to Heritage Crime Prevention; Louise Grove and Ken Pease; title: 8. Understanding and Preventing Lead Theft from Churches: A Script Analysis; Victoria Price, Aiden Sidebottom and Nick Tilley; title: 9. Understanding and Attitudes - Heritage Crime in Norway; Brian Kristian Wennberg; title: 10. Developing Policy on Heritage Crime in Southern Africa; Helene Vollgraaff; title: 11. Improving the Treatment of Heritage Crime in Criminal Proceedings: Towards a Better Understanding of the Impact of Heritage Offences; Carolyn Shelbourn; title: 12. The Global Trade in Illicit Antiquities: Some New Directions?; Kenneth Polk; title: 13. Conclusion; What's the Future for Heritage Crime Research?; Suzie Thomas and Louise Grove.