Organized Retail Crime (ORC)

The use of geospatial predictive analytics as a key tool in the fight against organized retail crime (ORC) is the subject of a feature article in the October 2018 issue of LPM Online.

Sometimes when we conduct an investigation, we're so focused on the specific incident or type of crime that was committed that we forget to think outside the box about what else that person could have done. Check out this week's video tip for more.

Despite retailers reporting worrisome and worsening ORC statistics, resources to fight it may be on the verge of stagnating. Only 40 percent said their companies are allocating more resources to fight ORC, down from about half of retailers that noted increased spending in both 2016 and 2015.

From advanced spatial analysis to the value of analytics in LP, from a department store case study of artificial intelligence to an LPRC research study comprised of in-person offender interviewers, the latest issue of LPM Online gives you the information you need to become a better industry pro.

Hidden thieves make off with jewelry]

Socialite, author, shoplifter takes a plea

Apple launches US data portal

Kids wait on mom to rob store

Fence gets prison time

Fake goods are not fake news

The 2018 Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) Conference was held October 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, SC, with 180 attendees enjoying the 14 sessions, vendor interactions, and networking opportunities. A highlight of the conference was presenting awards for the law enforcement and loss prevention investigations of the year.

Prior to walking in and having the conversation, many people, especially those who have certifications, can define the differences between a fact-finding question and a behavioral question–yet still sometimes during the interview, misplace these.

With Eagles fans showing their colors throughout the City of Brotherly Love, the loss prevention trifecta converged this year in downtown Philadelphia from October...

Tyco Retail Solutions recently announced its Sensormatic Shrink Management as a Service (SMaaS) is now delivering visibility into electronic article surveillance (EAS) and loss prevention systems for all 642 Asda stores in the UK.

If you're working a multi-party investigation, I would highly recommend that you use the same pool of questions for each person. You do not want multiple people to be separated during an investigation and find out that different questions were used.