Abstract
Works of art and antiquities reveal the cultural identity of people, they have theirown importance in a certain social, economic and historical environment as well as avaluable characteristic of being the witnesses of entire epochs, which is why their conservationis in the public interest. In Serbia, the places which are most endangered by theftand unauthorized archaeological works are sites from the Roman period, as well as religiousbuildings, particularly churches and monasteries, where liturgical objects are stolen(icons, old liturgical books, chalices, crosses, reliquaries with the relics of saints).Based on data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia for the period2006–2014, a total of 1,472 criminal offenses that involve cultural property werecarried out. The aim of this paper is to portray the state of crime that involve culturalproperties in Serbia, by reviewing some of its forms and specifi c examples.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
