The term art crime covers many sins, including vandalism, theft and forgery as well as wider issues arising from advances in technology. And that is just the art crime that is reported. So any thoughts people might have about New Zealand not having an ''art crime'' problem were naive. In other countries, police forces have dedicated art crime teams whose members are specialists from the art world and are called in when needed. Last year, Jackson helped found the New Zealand Art Crime Research Group, which aims to raise awareness of art crime in New Zealand.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 19, 2016 17:34 UTC