Tag: loss prevention investigations
AP Fundamentals: Managing Investigations
The ability to investigate remains a skill that sets the loss prevention professional apart from most other retail professionals. We enjoy the search as much as the solution and find fulfillment as we unlock the unexplained.
Significant Inventory Loss Requires Perspective
Throughout my career, I've investigated numerous significant increases in shortage on a multi-store level. In each case, the cause was traced to the distribution process.
8 Reasons Why Smart Leaders Sometimes Engage in Unethical Behavior at Work
When I went to prison, I was scared—not an uncommon feeling. I knew exactly what I did that landed me in there—32 federal felony counts of bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering—but I didn't know why I did what I did.
Fighting Organized Retail Crime Takes Center Stage in Myrtle Beach at CLEAR Conference
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.
Fraud Detection Techniques Using Big Data
Deep inside the data warehouses of companies across the world, billions of dollars are trapped in the subtle variations between the binary 0s and...
Signs of Deception and Lying in an Interview
Many people believe when an individual refuses to make eye contact there is a strong indication the person is being deceptive. People also believe...
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail Visits San Antonio
This week, the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) is holding its 8th annual conference in San Antonio, TX, where more than 180...
The Evolving Impact of Return Fraud and Abuse
The concept of the retail return is a relatively new phenomenon. In the mid- to late-twentieth century, retailers began accepting returned merchandise as an...
The Evolving Techniques of Interviewing, According to Wicklander-Zulawski
During LP Magazine’s fifteen-year history, loss prevention investigations have changed and transformed. Police investigators in law enforcement have come under increasing public scrutiny, especially...
Fifteen Years of Loss Prevention
Based on another project, I have spent two months combing over every issue of Loss Prevention magazine. Being a reader from the very beginning...