Shoplifting

By Clarke, Ronald V.

Book Id: WPLBN0000126340
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 0.3 MB
Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Shoplifting
Author:	Clarke, Ronald V.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
Collections:	Government Library Collection
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Publisher:	Government Printing Office


Citation APA MLA Chicago Clarke, R. V. (n.d.). Shoplifting. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
Excerpt: About the Guide Series: The Problem-Oriented Guides for Police summarize knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They are guides to prevention and to improving the overall response to incidents, not to investigating offenses or handling specific incidents. The guides are written for police–of whatever rank or assignment–who must address the specific problem the guides cover. The guides will be most useful to officers who...

Table of Contents
Contents About the Guide Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v The Problem of Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Factors Contributing to Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Goods Sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Seasonal and Temporal Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Retail Policies, Staffing and Stock Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Store Layout and Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Understanding Your Local Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Asking the Right Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Incidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Offenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Locations/Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Conditions Facilitating Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Current Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Measuring Your Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Responses to the Problem of Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 General Considerations for an Effective Response Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Specific Responses to Reduce Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Retailing Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23