OverView of Cultural Resources – Protection Law
The Overview of Cultural Resources Protection Law program is made up of nine videos providing an overview of the Federal enforcement laws used to protect archaeological and other cultural resources. It provides strategies for effective case preparation, prosecution, resolution, and sentencing. It was designed to assist individuals who investigate and prosecute cases involving looting, vandalism, and illegal commercial trafficking of cultural resources.
This program was developed in 2007 as a joint project of Cultural Resources and law enforcement, and the Visitor and Resource Protection Associate Directorships within the National Park Service in partnership with the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Justice.
Target Audience:
Archaeologists and other employees responsible for protecting cultural resources on federal lands, including the cultural resources protection team, attorneys, law enforcement agents and other experts such as tribal leaders to better utilize the law to protect non-replaceable cultural heritage resources. Agency users should review the program consistency with their own agency direction, guidance, and policy.
Objectives:
After viewing all of the videos, participants will be able to; Identify the cultural elements of applicable enforcement laws, Understand and describe the scope and impact of archaeological and other cultural resource offenses, Be prepared for cultural resources protection case work, and Identify their roles, as well as the roles of their counterparts, in cultural resources protection.
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- Defining Cultural Resources and the Scope of Loss Due to Criminal Conduct
- Archaeological Resources Protection Act
- The Range of the use of Section 6(c) of ARPA
- The Roles of Law Enforcement Officers and Archaeologists
- Involving Civil Practitioners in Case Strategies
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
- Working with Traditional and Non-Traditional Experts
- Using the Forfeiture Laws to Protect Cultural Heritage Resources
- Using the United States Sentencing Guidelines 2B1.5