Tag: loss prevention
How EAS Source Tagging Rewrote Shrinkage History in the Music and Video Sector
History repeats itself until history is rewritten. For decades, prerecorded music and video products have been prone to high shrinkage. Whether it was the...
The View from the Top
EDITORS NOTE: Thomas Coughlin began his career as a store detective with Macys in California. After several years in various LP positions with Cook...
Integrating Technology into the Loss Prevention Enterprise
Why should we, as loss prevention practitioners, consider modeling the loss prevention enterprise? After all, our job is to stop theft and other losses...
Telephone Interviewing: New Tactic for an Old Problem
Times are changing and organizations need to change with them. With the advent of computerized media review, the loss prevention department can target dishonest...
A Tale of Two Companies: A Roadmap for Merging LP Departments
LensCrafters is the largest chain of optical superstores with more than 860 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Sunglass Hut International is recognized as...
The Myths and Realities of Criminal History Research
 Our nation’s courts are among the oldest institutions in this nation of laws, and their many distinct, disjointed, and undesirable systems are part of...
From Store Detective to the ASIS Board of Directors
EDITORS NOTE: Linda Florence, CPP, is currently assistant director of security and investigations at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, rated one...
Organized Retail Theft
In Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens wrote about a group of youths from about 10 to 14 years of age who were formed into a...
If You Don’t Ask, You May Not Find Out
Paul searched the local classifieds and found a job listing that piqued his interest. He called the special number and had a favorable five-minute...
The Journey from Security to Corporate Management – A Conversation with David Myers
EDITOR’S NOTE: David Myers recently left Montgomery Ward after 14 years as vice president of asset protection. Before the demise of Ward’s, Myers managed...