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Combatting Heritage Crime:Key Findings from the ACE Museum Security Programme
Nick Poole, CEO, Collections Trust
About the Collections Trust…
About the Programme
• A joint programme with the Arts Council England and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Crime Prevention Unit
– Increased awareness of museum security as a core element of good Collections Management practice;
– Improved capacity and expertise in basic museum security and housekeeping;
– Enhanced awareness of the Arts Council’s support through the National Security Adviser;
– A self-supporting community of practice to share knowledge;
– Improved usage of existing published material on the subject
6 Seminars…
What is ‘Heritage Crime’?
• Defined as “any offence which harms the value of England’s heritage assets and their settings to this and future generations”
• Technically:
– Architectural Theft– Planning Enforcement refusal, unauthorised development and excavation– Public Urination (Anti-social Behaviour)– Arson and Unauthorised fires– Metal Theft and Unauthorised metal detecting (‘Nighthawking’)– Advertising / Fly posting– Criminal Damage / Graffiti (Anti-social Behaviour)– Vehicular damage
Key risk areas
• Buildings• Collections• Stock/plant• Information• People
The theft problem…
• Theft– Petty theft– Personal property theft– Metal theft– Pickpocketing– Shop stock– Theft-to-order (jade, Rhino horn)– Burglary– Inside theft– Opportunistic theft– Building materials/plant theft
Lack of evidence• No equivalent to EH ‘Heritage Crime’ survey in museums
• 90%+ of the 200-300 institutions involved in our workshops had been affected by heritage crime
• No coherent national picture of the scale of the problem, or trends
• Lack of information sharing about current threats among museums
• Support from the National Security Adviser, Facewatch and recently-established National Museums Security Network
Key risk factors• Attractive targets
• High-value collections/inventory
• Limited risk awareness
• Reluctance to invest strategically
• Reductions in staffing capacity
• Gradual upgrade path for key equipment
Challenges post-incident• Loss of trust/reputational damage
• Difficulties in borrowing items on loan
• A culture of fear
• Challenging innocent visitors
• Lack of holistic/strategic response
• A burglary at work is as unsettling as one at home
Key lessons learned• Rational choice perspective
• There is a tremendous amount heritage sites/venues can do to deter crime
• A culture of risk/security awareness
• Relationship with local CPO
• Access control/surveillance
• Develop & train response
• Prevention/deflection is better than cure
• Hire good people, be aware of emergent risks
Self-assessment tools• Environmental Visual Audit (EVA) – ‘walk the perimiter’
• Security Check – ‘develop a culture of security/risk awareness’
• Used as in-house training tools, for staff development and audit
Environmental Visual Audit (EVA)
Security Check
Next steps• Real need for just-in-time information sharing about current threats/targets
• Partnership with Securitas to provide information & expertise
• Understanding Security as a facet of a strategic approach to risk, environmental and collections management
• Looking at interaction of security with insurance & indemnity
• Further workshops during 2013-14
• Security Checklist/External Visual Assessment
Take it further…
www.collectionslink.org.uk/discover/security