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SELECTED CASES ON THE LAW OF SHOPLIFTING

NCJ Number
29160
Author(s)
S E FEIN; A M MASKELL
Date Published
1975
Length
89 pages
Annotation
GUIDELINES IN MATTERS OF APPREHENSION, INTERROGATION AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS IN SHOPLIFTING.
Abstract
A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE COURT DECISIONS SHOW VARIOUS FACTUAL SITUATIONS ARISING FROM SHOPLIFTING INCIDENTS AND THE RESULTS OF THE LEGAL PROCESSES INVOLVED. WITH FALSE ARREST BEING A FREQUENT CONCERN, SECURITY AND STORE PERSONNEL MUST KNOW THE LIMITS OF THEIR ACTION IN DEALING WITH SHOPLIFTING. THIS BOOK ENABLES SUCH PERSONNEL TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS IN A COURT OF LAW. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)