Tag: organized retail crime
Watch and Learn
The dictionary definition of a fossil is “the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified...
Forty Years of Researching Retail Loss Prevention
Dick Hollinger is a professor at the University of Florida who studies employee dishonesty and has overseen the National Retail Security Survey for the past 25 years.
LP Associates of the Future
The Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) Future of LP Working Group looks to the horizon for loss prevention issues that are sure to plague...
LP101: Using Networking to Build a Successful Career in Loss Prevention
Building a successful career in loss prevention has always been predicated on the commitment to professional growth and development. Working in a business as...
Is the Rise of Organized Retail Crime a Product of Soft Sentencing?
During a panel discussion on organized retail crime (ORC), the panel discussed current ORC issues, legislation, coalitions, online sales of stolen property, and industry...
Credit Card Skimming: A Crime against the Brand
Editor’s Note: The following article provides an excellent narrative regarding the ongoing concerns associated with credit card skimming. As retailers and companies issuing credit...
Cold Heads, Warm Hearts, and Social Media
The nature of our role in loss prevention forces us to focus on many of the negative aspects often associated with social media. From...
Young Men the Biggest Risk Group for Identity Fraud
While incidents of identity fraud and other incidents involving organized retail crime continue to thrive and increase every year, we must also keep in...