▁are ▁worth ▁more ▁than ▁£ 2 0 0 , ▁the ▁maximum ▁penalty ▁is ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Middle ▁East ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁legal ▁system ▁called ▁Sh aria , ▁" h ud ud " ▁( mean ing ▁limits ▁or ▁restrictions ) ▁calls ▁for ▁" S ari qa " ▁( the ft ) ▁to ▁be ▁pun ished ▁by ▁am putation ▁of ▁the ▁th ief ' s ▁hand . ▁This ▁pun ishment ▁is ▁categor ized ▁as ▁" h add ", ▁meaning ▁a ▁pun ishment ▁that ▁rest ra ins ▁or ▁prevents ▁further ▁crime . ▁S ari qa ▁is ▁interpreted ▁differently ▁in ▁different ▁countries ▁and ▁by ▁different ▁sch ol ars , ▁and ▁some ▁say ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁shop l ifting . ▁But , ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁shop l if ters ' ▁hands ▁may ▁be ▁am put ated . ▁ ▁Pre vention ▁Sh op l ifting ▁may ▁be ▁prevent ed ▁and ▁detected . ▁Cl osed - circ uit ▁television ▁( C CT V ) ▁monitoring ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁anti - shop l ifting ▁technology . ▁Electron ic ▁article ▁surve ill ance ▁( E AS ) ▁is ▁another ▁method ▁of ▁invent ory ▁protection . ▁Radio - fre quency ▁identification ▁( R F ID ) ▁is ▁an ▁anti - employee - the ft ▁and ▁anti - shop l ifting ▁technology ▁used ▁in ▁ret ail ers ▁such ▁as ▁Wal mart , ▁which ▁already ▁heavily ▁use ▁R F ID ▁technology ▁for ▁invent ory ▁purposes . ▁L oss ▁prevent ion ▁personnel ▁can ▁consist ▁of ▁both ▁uniform ed