Crime Prevention for Merchants

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Shoplifting Prevention Training
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Program Objectives
Why Should You Care

• Job Security

• Personal Safety

• Financial Cost

• Moral and Legal Issues

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Program Objectives

• Preventative shoplifting measures

• Recognizing a potential shoplifting
• situation

• Proper action to take during a
• shoplifting incident

• Proper action to take after a shoplifting incident

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Program Objectives

• Shoplifting Facts

• Elements Of Shoplifting

• Who is a Shoplifter

• What To Look For

• The Law Apprehension

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Facts and Statistics
Approximate Retail Shrinkage Year 2012 in
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Facts and Statistics

• Shoplifting has more than doubled
• since 2000

Source Information and statistics provided by
the National Association for Shoplifting
Prevention (NASP) a nonprofit organization
providing research-based shoplifting prevention
initiatives including education, prevention,
justice and rehabilitation programs
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Facts and Statistics

• Shoplifting is the most costly
• property crime in North America

• In the United States more than 13
• billion worth of goods are stolen from
• retailers each year.

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Facts and Statistics

• Approximately 1 in 10 customers
• is a potential shoplifter

• Men and Women shoplift about
• equally as often

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Facts and Statistics

• Shoplifters steal from all types of
• stores

• Shoplifting is most active in the
• month of December

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Facts and Statistics

• In 2012 it was estimated that
• shoplifters stole approximately
• 252.00 per incident

• An estimated 5 7 cents of every
• dollar a store charges is a built in cost to
  cover shrinkage

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Elements of Shoplifting

• Shoplifting is Stealing and is a
• Criminal Act

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Elements of Shoplifting
Important Note

• A shoplifter must have the
• merchandise in his/her possession
• when being detained for the
• offense

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Shoplifter Profile

• There is no real profile for a
• shoplifter. Contrary to the
• stereotype, shoplifters come from
• all walks of life and range from
• the well-to-do to the homeless

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Shoplifter Profile
People can be generalized into three major
categories

• Those who will never steal

• Those who usually will not steal
• but may be tempted if the
• opportunity presents itself

• Those who will steal

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Shoplifter Profile
There are two types of Shoplifters

• Type A - Impulse Shoplifter - Usually a
• law abiding citizen who falls prey to human
  frailty

• Type B - Chronic Shoplifter

• Kleptomaniac
• Chronic Compulsive Thief
• Professional Shoplifter

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Prevention Training Program contains
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