Write a paper about art and cultural property crime, including theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking stolen property across state and international lines. The estimated loss caused by these crimes exceed billions of dollars annually. To recover these special pieces, the FBI established an Art Crime Team to bring the criminals to justice. The team consists of 16 special agents who work with trial attorneys for prosecutions. The National Stolen Art File is a database containing information about reported stolen art and cultural properties for use of law enforcement across the world.
Assignment Details
Visit the FBI’s website, Art Theft (https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/violent-crime/art-theft), and research the topic on the Internet and in the CSU-Global Library.
Write a report from the perspective of one of the special agents to be presented at an international symposium on art theft prevention. Address the following in your report:
Current trends in art theft
New methods of art theft
A profile of an art thief
Types of art being stolen
A theft prevention plan
Your report must meet the following requirements:
2-3 pages in length, not including the cover page and reference page.
Follow the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Each paper should include an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Be clearly and well written using excellent grammar and style techniques. Be concise. Be logical. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.
Support your paper with at least two peer-reviewed, scholarly references. The CSU Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a great place to find these resources.
You may wish to review the Template Paper (Links to an external site.) for help formatting your essay according to the requirements. If you need assistance with your writing style or you need writing tips or tutorials, visit the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
