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: Unproductive stops can and should be terminated while still outside, along with a sincere apology for the confusion. When escorting a shoplifter back inside the store, care must be taken to see that the thief does not try to run. Customers and store employees could be at risk if a scared shoplifter decides to escape by running through the aisles of the store towards another exit. To prevent this from occurring, at least two loss-prevention agents should walk very close to the suspect while speaking in a calm manner. To prevent the risk of escaping, the loss prevention agents should consider using holding force to guide the shoplifter or simply hang on to their belt. Chasing a shoplifter through a crowd is never a good policy, especially if you already retrieved the merchandise. Chasing a shoplifter off the property or in a car is can be dangerous. Shoplifting Detention: The Use of force
Excessive force should never be used when apprehending a shoplifter. In most cases, the presence of two or more store employees is all that is required to recover the merchandise and direct the suspected shoplifter back to a private office.