Badając zjawisko przestępczości przeciwko dziedzictwu kulturowemu, można stosować różne metody w celu zdiagnozowania poziomu zagrożenia. Studium konkretnych przypadków przestępstw, których ofiarą padają dobra kultury, w ujęciu rocznym pozwala dostrzec tendencje w działaniach sprawców oraz pomaga wypracować metody przeciwdziałania przyszłym zdarzeniom. Wieloletnie badania przypadków przestępstw godzących w dziedzictwo kulturowe umożliwiają w sposób komplementarny ocenić poziom zagrożenia takimi czynami i zminimalizować ryzyko ich występowania.

Criminal threats to the national heritage – an analysis of the events of 2015

Abstract

There are a variety of methods that may be used in the analysis of crimes against cultural heritage, which allow us to determine the level of risk. A case study covering all the instances of crime against cultural goods during a year allows us to note tendencies present in the behaviour of criminals and helps to develop methods of counteracting similar crimes in the future. Based on the results of a number of such case studies it is then possible to assess the risk of a crime against national heritage in a much more complementary manner and to minimise its occurrence. The article aims to initiate cyclical articles to be published on an annual basis, in which crimes against national heritage will be presented regularly. It also includes a selection of issues which in the author’s opinion may provide additional material for assessing the risk level for the occurrence of crimes against national heritage. Different types of crimes against national heritage such as theft, robbery and damage of valuable cultural objects are briefly described.

There are a variety of methods that may be used in the analysis of crimes against cultural heritage, which allow us to determine the level of risk. A case study covering all the instances of crime against cultural goods during a year allows us to note tendencies present in the behaviour of criminals and helps to develop methods of counteracting similar crimes in the future. Based on the results of a number of such case studies it is then possible to assess the risk of a crime against national heritage in a much more complementary manner and to minimise its occurrence. The article aims to initiate cyclical articles to be published on an annual basis, in which crimes against national heritage will be presented regularly. It also includes a selection of issues which in the author’s opinion may provide additional material for assessing the risk level for the occurrence of crimes against national heritage. Different types of crimes against national heritage such as theft, robbery and damage of valuable cultural objects are briefly described.