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. 

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