Title: Shoplifting: Stealing, Retail Establishment, Price Switching, Theft, Criminal Conversion, Physical Safety, Security, LP Awareness / Consultation / Training; Summit Loss Prevention, Indianapolis, Indiana
Headings: Shoplifting: Stealing, Retail Establishment, Price Switching, Theft, Criminal Conversion, Physical Safety, Security, LP Awareness / Consultation / Training
Shoplifting
Shoplifting: Stealing, Retail Establishment, Price Switching, Theft, Criminal Conversion, Physical Safety, Security, LP Awareness / Consultation / Training
Shoplifting: A Part of Our Culture
Shoplifting: Where is the Justice? or "How to Succeed in Prosecuting a Shoplifter & Stay on the Right Side of the Law!"
Shoplifting Case Studies
Shoplifting: Dealing with a Major Problem
Shoplifting Policy Evaluation Criteria
Design and Implementation of an Appropriate Shoplifting Policy
Why Do People Shoplift?
Deterring The Shoplifter

Content: A variety of local and state laws cover the crime, and the penalties for the offense vary based on the particular statute. Pertinent factors for a case in which the suspect is eventually prosecuted that should be documented include: Where the act takes place
What item (s) were removed
Total value
How the act was perpetrated
Was anyone injured during the event
Any mitigating circumstances
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Shoplifting: Where is the Justice? or "How to Succeed in Prosecuting a Shoplifter & Stay on the Right Side of the Law!" In criminal court, for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to prove that a theft or criminal conversion has taken place, certain specific elements of the crime must be established beyond a reasonable doubt during trial. If the case reaches court, a common defense is challenging the prosecution's efforts to prove 'intent'. There are many variables to conducting the successful apprehension of a suspected shoplifter. In many cases it is not enough that an employee witnessed an individual conceal the item on his person in the middle of the store. Store personnel responding to a shoplifting incident should be trained to comply with company policy and still remain prepared for any response from the suspect.