ARMED ROBBERY

• NCJ Number: 64668
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: Washington Office of the Attorney General
• Sale Source: Harper and Row Media; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. THE KIT CONTAINS 80 COLOR SLIDES AND AN AUDIOCASSETTE.

Annotation

THIS SLIDE-TAPE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS A TRAINING AID FOR MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES OF GENERAL RETAIL STORES. IT ADDRESSES SECURITY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT OR DETER ROBBERIES, BUT DOES NOT COVER ROBBERIES OF BANKS.

Abstract

THE PROGRAM PRESENTS PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR VISIBILITY, CASH CONTROL POLICY, AND OBSERVATION OF SUSPICIOUS PERSONS AND ALARMS. IT STRONGLY EMPHASIZES WAYS TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS DURING A ROBBERY. IT ALSO COVERS METHODS TO HELP IDENTIFY SUSPECTS, INCLUDING BAIT MONEY, HEIGHT MARKERS, WHAT EMPLOYEES SHOULD TRY TO NOTE ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND WEAPONS, AND OBSERVATION OF THE GETAWAY VEHICLE AND ROUTE. THE KIT CONTAINS 80 COLOR SLIDES, A 16-MINUTE AUDIO CASSETTE, AND A COMPANION BOOKLET. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--PRG)