Crime in connection with cultural goods in Croatia Student: Marija Ivković Mentor: Dalibor Doležal, PhD Program/module: Social Pedagogy/Adults Criminal offenses related to arts and cultural goods have a millennial tradition, but in recent years their expansion is more and more noticeable in the number of criminal offenses themselves and the profits they bring (Kuhar, 2016). It is therefore important to point out the multitude of different phenomenological forms of these criminal offenses as well as the many involved in the same, which places them in a new category of organized crime. Criminal activity related to art and cultural goods can be defined as a set of criminal offenses related to cultural goods or art. Such traffic of cultural assets includes thefts and counterfeiting of art, plundering of archeological sites, the destruction of cultural goods and the illegal trade of cultural goods and works of art. The impact and scope of these criminal offenses is evident on the social, cultural, economic, political and personal level. The threat to world cultural heritage is constant, whether it is valuable artifacts within archeological sites or works of art. Often, this type of crime is considered a crime without a victim, and the consequences of these criminal offenses do not lead to the fact that it is a serious international concern for all of us. Bearing in mind that world cultural heritage represents a non-renewable source of cultural heritage, it assumes the need to establishing a high level of security and protection of cultural goods. Aim of this master thesis is to explain criminological, phenomenological and etiological features of crime related to arts and cultural good, as well as participants in them. It will closely explain features of perpetrators and victims as of owners, as well as motivation for the perpetration of these crimes. The theoretical background of this thesis will give an overview of fundamental concepts relevant to the comprehension of a wide range of criminal offenses related to arts and cultural goods. In addition, it will provide an insight into the state and trends of this rate of criminal offenses in the world and in the Republic of Croatia, as well as the circumstances that influence the study and resolution of such offenses. Specific forms of these criminal offenses will be described, as well as the magnitude of involvement of organized crime and terrorism in the field of art and cultural goods. In the part of the work dealing with the prevention of this type of crime, a broad spectrum of preventive measures will be given.