Retail Crime

Regardless of our current positions, most of those in loss prevention still have roots as representatives apprehending shoplifters. Has an assault ever happened to you?

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Many have taken issue with the video’s depiction of how the loss prevention representative handled the situation, accusing him of being too rough with the juvenile. Others are defending the loss prevention representative’s actions as warranted given the circumstances. See the survey results.

Asset protection practitioners need to accept and respond to the sea change taking place in the retail industry to avoid being engulfed by it, suggest AP leaders. Warning signs abound.

As reported recently in the LPM Insider’s Breaking News, a widely circulated online video has fueled debate over whether a loss prevention associate used excessive...

Target store loss prevention programs come in a variety of names, shapes, sizes, and formats.

Retailers are losing their traditional allies in the fight against shoplifting. Once part of a multi-prong crime control effort—which included courts, communities, and law enforcement—retailers are increasingly fighting the battle on their own.

Because the retail industry relies so heavily on credit transactions, it is particularly affected by credit card fraud scams.

Cargo theft bust nabs 11 for $1M

Restaurant employee rips $250K+

Repeat shoplifter jailed

Woman used kids to shoplift

ID theft ring leader jailed 6 years

FRF against raising felony limits

Using kids for 9 store theft spree

LP wrestles with teen girl [Video]

No more signatures

LPA punched in the head

23rd time is the charm

Fashion giant's unsold clothes