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If it were not for the threat of prosecution and the imposition of criminal sanctions the number of offences committed against historic properties would probably increase. As Kindred (1998) remarked, the management of a nation’s historic buildings should not need to depend on the use of the criminal law, but it is an unfortunate truth that it does. This chapter will examine some aspects of the use of the criminal law to protect historic sites in England and the United States. Although English legislation is passed at a national level and applies to all of England and Wales (although not to Scotland or Northern Ireland) while US laws may be made (and apply) at a federal, state or municipal level, there are nevertheless similarities which justify consideration of law and practice in these two jurisdictions: both countries provide for similar offences and the enforcement of the criminal law has been beset by similar problems.
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Shelbourn, C. (2014). Improving the Treatment of Heritage Crime in Criminal Proceedings: Towards a Better Understanding of the Impact of Heritage Offences. In: Grove, L., Thomas, S. (eds) Heritage Crime. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137357519_11
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