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Apprehend and Prosecute Shoplifting
Offenders as often as practical.
Expense, time, liability . . . we know that actively apprehending
and prosecuting shoplifters can be a time consuming, difficult
and costly task. However, a decision not
to apprehend and prosecute shoplifters comes at a significant
cost to your bottom line and the communities you serve.
Retailers have not only the right but the responsibility
to apprehend and prosecute shoplifters as often as practical.
The reasons are clear:
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The most important factor in determining
if a person will shoplift again is their experience the
time before. |
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Complacency to shoplifting sends a message to our youth
and communities that crime pays. |
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Complacency will bring repeat offenders back to steal.
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Complacency tempts paying customers to try their hand
at it. |
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Complacency tells loyal paying customers that the company
doesn’t mind if some people take merchandise without
paying because the losses will be made up for by higher
prices charged to them. |
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If the retailer, who is the victim, doesn’t take
a strong stand against shoplifting, then those criminal
justice and community-based agencies who could and would
support retailers in preventing shoplifting will adopt
the attitude of “if they don’t care, why should
I”. . .and the problem continues to grow. |
Support Anti-Shoplifting Campaigns and Community Programs
In addition to hurting your bottom line, shoplifting hurts
the communities you serve. It is imperative that retailers
support community anti-shoplifting campaigns, school-based
prevention programs and secondary prevention programs in the
courts.
Current security measures can be effective; however, having
people stop themselves from shoplifting is
less time consuming, less costly and more effective on a permanent
basis.
For information about implementing a juvenile shoplifting
prevention program in the communities you serve, visit the
Honest To
Goodness Project.
To learn about the National
Shoplifting Prevention Coalition, view member benefits
or to become a member, click
here.
For information, research and statistics about the shoplifting
problem visit the National
Learning and Resource Center.
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