NCJ Number
28691
Date Published
1972
Length
31 pages
Annotation
EMPIRICAL STUDY NEGATING MYTHS SURROUNDING THE CRIME OF SHOPLIFTING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM AND ITS SOLUTION AS CLOSELY AS ALLOWED BY PREVIOUS REPORT AND RESEARCH.
Abstract
THE THREE VARIANTS OF SHOPLIFTING - STORE, BUYER, AND SHOPLIFTER - ARE STUDIED AND OTHER DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING THEM ARE DISCUSSED. SHOPLIFTING TRENDS AND SHOPLIFTER CHARACTERSITICS ARE EXAMINED AS REASONS AND MOTIVES FOR SHOPLIFTING. TABLES CONTAINING VANCOUVER SHOPLIFTING STATISTICS ARE INCLUDED.