Title: Shoplifting Detention - How Retail Stores Detain a Suspected Shoplifter?
Headings: Shoplifting Detention – How Retail Stores Detain a Suspected Shoplifter?
Shoplifting Detention – How Retail Stores Detain a Suspected Shoplifter?
Shoplifting Detention
Shoplifting Detention: The Policy Decision
Shoplifting Detention: Approaching the Suspect
Shoplifting Detention: The Stop
Shoplifting Detention: The Use of force
Shoplifting Detention: Processing the Shoplifter
Shoplifting Detention: Written Incident Reports
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Content: Sometimes the timing is delayed by the slow response time of local law enforcement. There should always be at least two store representatives present at all times and one should be the same sex as the shoplifter for obvious reasons. One of the first steps is to make sure the setting is safe and the shoplifter is not carrying accessible weapons. This is accomplished by a simple external pat-down or by separating handbags, packages, and other containers from the immediate grasp of the shoplifter. A pat-down is not a license for a search and should be conducted by a person of the same sex. Searching pockets and handbags might be illegal in your state, so leave that job for the police upon arrest. After the safety issues are resolved, you should ask the shoplifter to voluntarily retrieve and return all the stolen merchandise. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be allowed to question the shoplifter in others you might be required to call the police before questioning. In most states, you are allowed to ask the shoplifter for identification and complete a written report to help you determine if you will prosecute or not. Most shoplifters will cooperate and hope to be released.