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Criminological Theory and Loss Prevention
This post is designed to provide a theoretical context for understanding the psychological and social forces that drive people to become criminals, how criminogenic opportunities can be reduced, as well as where analytics fits into loss prevention.
EEOC News and Enforcement Trends
Data examining the broader security industry suggests that security personnel actually file about as many lawsuits against their employers as they spark because of something they did or did not do.
LPM Online’s October 2018 Issue Centers on Retail Analytics
From advanced spatial analysis to the value of analytics in LP, from a department store case study of artificial intelligence to an LPRC research study comprised of in-person offender interviewers, the latest issue of LPM Online gives you the information you need to become a better industry pro.
Rob LaCommare, CFI Named Vice President of Asset Protection at Big Lots Stores
Columbus, Ohio-based Big Lots Stores recently named Rob LaCommare, CFI vice president of asset protection. LaCommare is the former vice president of asset protection...
Getting Your Employees Comfortable with Writing an Incident Report
Here is a quick-and-dirty guide to instructing employees on the proper techniques of writing an incident report: a key loss prevention skill that is critical to professional growth.
How to Get More Money for Loss Prevention Equipment Acquisitions
What if other people in your organization could help you buy the loss prevention system that you are having a hard time getting approved by your C-level stakeholders?
RILA Student Mentor Program and The Kroger Co Tackle Grocery Shrink with Data
Students from the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Student Mentor program worked alongside the asset protection team from The Kroger Co to dig deep into the data and use predictive modeling to help make recommendations about problem areas.
The Real Danger of a Hostile Workplace
Loss prevention and asset protection teams need to track and analyze incidents and investigate complaints of workplace harassment and bullying for any suggestion that race or ethnic discrimination is a contributing cause.
