Loss Prevention for Chico’s FAS
Retail loss prevention departments face many challenges. Employee theft remains the largest source of shrink, and shoplifting - especially related to organized retail crime...
Criminal Background Checks: Good in Theory, Problems in Practice
One of the longest held axioms in social science is, "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." Over the years many employers...
2011 NRSS Overview
We are now in the process of completing the 2011 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) Final Report for publication on the web. I presented...
Moving to the Dark Side: The Transition from LP Executive to Solutions Provider
The loss prevention industry is fortunate to have a strong support network of quality solutions providers. Some of the executives with these companies started...
Florida and Concealed Handguns
I live in Florida, and once again I find that my state is in the center of the national debate on the right of...
Weis Markets: 100 Years of Innovation
It's no small feat to be in business for 100 years, much less thrive and grow, but Weis Markets has done just that. From...
Taking Control of the Situation – Part I
Ed. Note: This whitepaper is a sample from Victor's upcoming book, tentatively titled Training Ordinary People to be Everyday Heroes. For more information, please...
BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club represents a novel way of doing business for a large warehouse type store. Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, and endowed with a...
Crime Control in Singapore
During this past fall semester, I was on an academic sabbatical. This is a time when professors are temporarily relieved of their everyday teaching...
2010 National Retail Security Survey Executive Summary
The final report of the 2010 National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) recently has been released in its nineteenth edition and has been posted on...