SHOPLIFTING IS STEALING

• NCJ Number: 34612
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Los Angeles Cty Sheriff's Dept
• Sale Source: AIMS; Not Available Through National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Document Loan Program
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: 16 MINUTES, 16MM COLOR, 1975 $250.00 $30.00 - 3 DAYS RENTAL FEE

Annotation

THIS FILM, INTENDED FOR A HIGH-SCHOOL AGE AUDIENCE, ATTEMPTS TO DEAL WITH THE ATTITUDE PREVALENT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE THAT SHOPLIFTING IS NOT A SERIOUS OFFENSE.

Abstract

FIRST, IT SHOWS THAT THE COST ($10 MILLION A DAY NATIONALLY) IS PASSED ON TO EVERYONE IN A 10-15 PERCENT MARKUP ON THE PRICES WE PAY. IT THEN DRAMATIZES TYPICAL SITUATIONS TO ILLUSTRATE HOW INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER TECHNIQUES MEAN THE SHOPLIFTER IS OPERATING AGAINST GROWING ODDS. FINALLY, THE FILM EMPHASIZES THAT SHOPLIFTING IS A SERIOUS CRIME PUNISHABLE BY LAW AND SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SHOPLIFTER IS APPREHENDED AND BOOKED, RESULTING IN A POLICE RECORD THAT AFFECTS A PERSON'S WHOLE LIFE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)