Tag: shoplifting
These Retail Store Safety Measures May Help Reduce the Likelihood of a Terror Attack
Loss prevention executives have a responsibility to stay plugged into the threat-communication network, such as through a local joint terrorism task force and via contact with industry counterparts and law enforcement.
Police Officer Exonerated in Fatal Shooting of Fleeing Shoplifter
A grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she drove an SUV toward him...
Finding Answers through Research
Research in the loss prevention industry is alive and well on both sides of the Atlantic. Several organizations are growing our body of knowledge...
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.
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...
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.