NCJ Number
41189
Date Published
Unknown
Length
16 pages
Annotation
A SHORT STORY OF A SHOPLFTING INCIDENT IS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE OF SHOPLIFTING, THE RISKS OF SHOPLIFTING, AND METHODS OF REDUCING SHOPLIFTING.
Abstract
THE SHORT STORY PROVIDES A VIVID PICTURE OF THE EFFECT OF SHOPLIFTING ON THE OFFENDERS, THE RETAIL STORES, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. IN THE ENSUING DISCUSSION OF THE SHOPLIFTING PROBLEM, SUCH FACTORS AS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SHOPLIFTERS, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SHOPLIFTING ON RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, THE PUNISHMENTS FOR SHOPLIFTING, AND THE IMPACT OF SHOPLIFTING CONVICTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF THE OFFENDER ARE EXAMINED....DMC