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Tragic Consequences Can Result When Shoplifting Escalates
Shoplifting and related retail crimes are often perceived by the general public as a minor nuisance rather than a multi-billion dollar problem. But as...
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...
It’s Never Personal; It’s Business.
I’m pretty sure most if not all our readers have heard this line on many occasions during their careers. Whether you are a loss...
Alternatives for Preventing Retail Theft
Sponsored Editorial
Lucia Summers, PhD, is an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University. Her specialist research areas include the...
RFID in Retail
Radio frequency identification, or RFID, has been touted as a magic elixir for retail for more than twenty years. Sometimes referred to as an...
Growing the Magazine Staff
Like most start-ups, when we launched the magazine fifteen years ago, we operated on a shoestring. With just two or three on the payroll,...
Certification Benefits Both Retail and Non-Retail Segments
Zuzana Crawford, LPC, currently serves as a senior investigator on the PayPal Global Asset Protection team. She is responsible for investigations into possible criminal...
Retail Theft and the Science of Stealing
When thinking of retail theft, many envision teenagers shoplifting candy bars. Obviously, it’s much more than that. More than $44 billion in merchandise goes...