Tragic Consequences Can Result When Shoplifting Escalates
Shoplifting and related retail crimes are often perceived by the general public as a minor nuisance rather than a multi-billion dollar problem. But as...
Forty Years of Researching Retail Loss Prevention
Dick Hollinger is a professor at the University of Florida who studies employee dishonesty and has overseen the National Retail Security Survey for the past 25 years.
Shoplifting Concerns in California
Shoplifting reports in California have increased in recent months. Retailers and law enforcement officials alike are wondering: Is Proposition 47 to blame?
The ballot measure,...
To Record or Not Record
We just returned from the International Association of Interviewers’ Elite Training Days in Minnesota at the Best Buy corporate headquarters. We had a number...
LP Associates of the Future
The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) Future of LP Working Group looks to the horizon for loss prevention issues that are sure to plague...
Ten IOBSE Student Members Receive LPQ Scholarships to Support Career Advancement
The International Organization of Black Security Executives (IOBSE), in partnership with The Loss Prevention Foundation, awarded ten students from historically black colleges and universities...
It’s Never Personal; It’s Business.
I’m pretty sure most if not all our readers have heard this line on many occasions during their careers. Whether you are a loss...
Readying Retail for Terrorism’s New Battleground
“Everything changed after 9/11” was a frequently heard refrain—from the president and other politicians and in law enforcement and private security circles. The same...
Using Social Media to Predict Shrink
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Information is being consumed and shared through social media channels at lightning speeds—effectively helping or harming brands on a daily basis. Social media...
Alternatives for Preventing Retail Theft
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Lucia Summers, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. Her specialist research areas include the...