Tag: shoplift
Offender Perspectives on Self-Checkout Theft
Unfortunately, the convenient self-checkout option is popular among genuine customers and fraudsters alike. Read this article, then check out the video for clips from actual LPRC offender interviews on the subject.
Retail’s Opportunity to Help Reduce Recidivism
Retailers can not only have an impact but also, as the victim of the crime, be the driving force in the effort to address repeat offenses to improve safety throughout the community.
RESEARCH: Retail Theft and Loss Prevention Analytics
Who shoplifts? There is no typical profile of a shoplifter. Based on our experience of interviewing offenders, shoplifters can be male or female, of any race, as young as five or well into their seventies.
People Who Steal: Revealing Quotes from Offender Interviews
The Loss Prevention Research Council conducts more than 100 in-person interviews with active shoplifters each year. Much of what they say pertains to whether they see/get/fear a particular theft deterrent.
Shoplifting in Fitting Rooms
Whether in a booster bag, booster girdle, stroller or wearing stolen merchandise out of a store, the fitting room seems like a great place to conceal merchandise. So, what are some current methods to curb shoplifting in fitting rooms?
Feds on the Hunt for 8 Gangsters in Multimillion-Dollar Scam
Swipe by swipe, they got rich at Walmart registers. Eight traveling gang members stole millions of dollars, authorities say, by using cloned credit cards...