When a multimillion-dollar masterpiece vanishes from a museum, the public calls for tougher criminal penalties and better-funded police task forces. But research from Wake Forest University suggests that some of these intuitive solutions can backfire, resulting in more art crime, not less.

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-09-art-heist-paradox-police-stolen.html)

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