Tag: situational crime prevention
Situational Crime Prevention: An Introduction
This research from the LPRC focuses on situational crime prevention (often referred to as "SCP" in criminology circles), aiming to provide a concise overview. Learn more by downloading the full study!
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.
CASE STUDY: The Rent-A-Center Loss Prevention Challenge
“Deprive a thief of a safe and ready market for his goods; and he is undone.”
Retailers and Solution Providers Collaborate on Retail Research at 2018 LPRC Impact Conference
One of the highlights for senior loss prevention executives was a private luncheon with three University of Florida scientists who discussed research into omni-channel retailing, the effects of fear of crime on shopping behavior, and reducing corporate digital threats.
Effective, Evidence-Based Retail Crime Prevention
Regardless of the protective progress retailers and solutions providers are making, thieves are still carrying off billions of dollars' worth of goods annually. While...
Wrestling with Total Loss
In 2017, Adrian Beck, professor in the criminology department at the University of Leicester, published a piece in Security Journal outlining a new conceptual...
Benefit Denial: A Core Principle of Crime Prevention
Rent-A-Center's primary loss prevention challenge stems from its business model. The rent-to-own company allows people who are low on funds or credit to rent...
Winning Loss Prevention
We always want to win, not just execute. In fact, we must win. When LP loses, life safety, brand image, and financial performance are...
Product Protection
Joe, a would-be thief, couldn’t believe his luck. Here was a store willing to hand him a brand new state-of-the-art smartphone with no credit...
Information Dominance
Intelligence drives the fight. Ask General George Washington. In fact, ask anyone battling an adversary. Good, accurate, current intel and definition makes the total...