The increase in the value of the merchandise that is
shoplifted indicates that there has been a change in the type of customer theft.
Securicor Security, which commissioned the research, found almost 13% of adults in the region admit to having
shoplifted at some time in their life compared to the nationwide average of 17%.
And a whopping 1.9 million Scots, 43 per cent of the population, claim to know someone who has
shoplifted.
On October 21, 20001, Guay went back to the same store and
shoplifted 12 CDs and DVDs.
HOLLYWOOD actress Winona Ryder may have
shoplifted to get fast cash to fund an addiction to painkillers, according to her probation report.
The Civil Recovery Act, which went into effect March 1, allows AAFES to collect a flat administrative cost of $200 in addition to the value of the
shoplifted items from those caught shoplifting in an AAFES store.
Consequently a shoplifting phase was defined in a relative fashion as a period during which the respondent
shoplifted more often than usually.
The manager who is in charge of loss prevention must understand the community in which the store is located, what items are
shoplifted most, how competitors are affected by shoplifting and the history of shoplifting in the area.
Respondents reported how often in the last year ("several times," "few times," or "never") they had
shoplifted the ten product types which |according to May (1978) and our own pretest of 151 adolescents~ account for almost all adolescent shoplifting: candy/sweets, records/tapes, sporting equipment, clothing, health items, school supplies, books/magazines, toys, drugs/alcohol, and cigarettes.
Little wonder, Abelson concludes, that many respectable women
shoplifted, and that shoplifting became a major problem for retailers.
The loss prevention manager needs to understand the community in which the store is located, what items are
shoplifted most, how shoplifting has affected competitors, and the history of shoplifting in the area.