Tag: loss prevention professionals
How to Establish an Effective Information Security Policy
There must be unwavering support by the leaders at the highest level of the organization in order for an information security policy to weave itself into the day-to-day operations of the business. This will only happen if the policy reflects core business objectives.
What You Need to Know about Video Surveillance Laws
Surveillance footage is most effective when used to impeach a plaintiff’s credibility as to the extent of his or her injuries. Since the tape is factual, not opinion, it is not subject to traditional credibility attacks, note Rubin and Stempler.
Helping the Enterprise, Helping LP
The upheaval in physical retail has had multiple ramifications for loss prevention professionals, but perhaps none more pronounced than its impact on which projects LP should advocate.
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Source Tagging: 20+ Years of Innovation
Every so often, a simple idea catches the imagination, fervor, and engagement of a group of people and is developed into a successful practice that revolutionizes a business. Electronic article surveillance (EAS) source tagging is definitely one of those.
The Loss Prevention Foundation Announces Newest Diploma-Level Partners
The Loss Prevention Foundation (LPF) recently announced its newest Diploma-level partners, Alto Assurance and ClickIt.
ORC Theft Trends and Impact
A more effective way to attack this type of theft is to bring together retailers and law enforcement resources in order to share trends and case details.
LPM “Magpie” Awards: Applauding Excellence, September–October 2018
The LPM "Magpie" Awards offer a means to celebrate industry accomplishments on an ongoing basis, recognizing the loss prevention professionals, teams, solution providers, law...
Partnering Science, Data, and Asset Protection to Tackle Retail Shrink
Over the course of the past half year, we have been working closely with The Kroger Co. and the asset protection team utilizing analytics...
Machine Learning and the Evolution of Exception Reporting (Appriss)
Recent years have seen an explosion of consumer products that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI). Self-driving cars, Alexa, Siri, chatbots, Google search, and smart traffic...
How Store Environments Affect Shoplifting Crime
Here’s how one shoplifter assesses risk. “First things first—you want to know if they got what you want. The second factor is the risk involvement. The risk involvement will be security times cameras times employees times space times [other] customers."