Tag: shoplifter
Getting to Know You
EDITOR'S NOTE: Our annual magazine editorial board meeting was held in Philadelphia on October 10-12, 2018. The three-day event was colocated with our friends...
Plan to Win
Every loss prevention and asset protection team puts together some kind of "plan to win." As we've discussed before, there is too much at...
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.
What We Can Do About Racial Profiling in Retail Stores
One idea to limit lawsuits: Conduct periodic surprise store audits to ensure compliance, identify gaps in training, and weed out problem employees.
VIDEO: Police Officer Punches Pinned-down 14-Year-Old Girl during Mall Arrest
A police officer in Coral Springs, Florida, is being criticized after a video emerged showing him repeatedly punching a 14-year-old girl during an arrest....
City Commissioner Charged with Murder in Shooting of Man He Suspected of Shoplifting
Update: A Polk County judge denied bond Saturday to a Lakeland, Florida, city commissioner facing a second-degree murder charge for the deadly shooting of...
Killed over shoplifting? ‘Disturbing’ Video Shows Store Owner Fatally Shooting Alleged Thief
"Disturbing" video footage was released by Florida police investigating a fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter by a store owner who is also a...