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: Merchandise that is universally needed, desired or used is often stolen so it can be resold on the ‘street’. For full details about what criteria to consider when evaluating your shoplifting prevention policies, read Shoplifting Evaluation Criteria. Top of Page
Design and Implementation of an Appropriate Shoplifting Policy
After evaluating the factors described above it will be necessary to design and implement your policy. It is important that a retail business has a clearly defined written policy regarding shoplifting . Many businesses post the shoplifting policy in plain view of customers, much like a return policy. This serves as a deterrent to some, but more importantly, it identifies the store’s intentions clearly and can’t be questioned in court. In the event a shoplifter is apprehended by store employees, arrested by local law enforcement and eventually prosecuted in criminal court, the written policy serves as the company’s foundation for the actions taken. It is also critically important that the shoplifting policy and its attentive responsibilities, is explained to all employees of the business. The ‘Shoplifting Policy’ should not be a stand alone document, but rather a piece of an overall Loss Prevention Program that has been designed specifically for your business. A loss prevention professional with appropriate training, experience and technological expertise should be utilized when designing any Loss Prevention Program.