harmful to everyone. The stores are trying to crack down on shoplifters by making the punishments as strict as possible. The effects of shoplifting are harmful to the consumers. Stores often have to increase the price of their merchandise to make up for all the stolen goods. It is estimated that families spend three hundred dollars every year to make up the cost of what shoplifters steal. Most of these families need this money. Shoplifters are the cause of families not having as much money because
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the offense. That is concealment; concealing even one item in any store will qualify anyone as a shoplifter. There are many tools that stores use to detect and deter theft. I myself was recently caught shoplifting and now I have to face the consequences for the bad mistake I made. The temptation of not paying for something or not having enough money is the main factor in why people steal. The shoplifter thinks that they are getting a product for free and doesn’t know what he’s really doing to himself
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address focal points about solutions and strategies to prevent shoplifting. 1. How does shoplifting affect the economy? 2. What are some preventive methods used to prevent shoplifting? 3. What are some visual alerts that the customer may be a shoplifter? Shoplifting is one of the most invaluable crimes that businesses face today. When merchandise is stolen and revenue is lost‚ some retailers are forced to raise their prices (Lashon Fryer). Shoplifting is big business for business owners. Small
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right to vote‚ own property nor work. It was not until 1848‚ when women demanded the enfranchisement for the ballot (vote)‚ became vociferous. In 1869 2when Black men were given the vote in the 15th Amendment‚ Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton refused to endorse the amendment‚ because it did not give women the vote and to become equal to their counter parts. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history.htm Even back then women were reduced to mere servants and those that
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discount There’s no typical shoplifter — people who steal from stores can be any age‚ race‚ gender‚ and social and economic background. Many people assume that shoplifters have a mental disorder or that they must really need the items they are stealing in order to survive. In this economy‚ there is lot more stealing occurring. People have no morality. One’s principal and honesty is testified when he or she get opportunity to do something called five fingers discount. A shoplifter can be a male‚ female
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* Lukring- Aunt of Tikboy and a wife of Abdon who is afraid of his husband * Betina- serves as a guardian to Tikboy‚ Rolan and Bernie * Rolan and Bernie-Tikboy met them on the streets when he ran away and became his brothers * Maura- wife of Rolan * Roi- a friend of Tikboy Brief Summary: There was a boy named Tikboy who lived in a cruel‚ reckless and a perilous place in the world‚ the world of drugs. He lived with his Aunt Lukring and his Uncle Abdon. Abdon was a policeman
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consumers must pay for items for the system to work. I shoplifted because I thought that I could be the exception‚ if everyone followed the rules but me‚ nothing would be wrong. However‚ this is an extremely selfish and unreasonable way to think. Shoplifters steal from all types of stores including department stores‚ specialty shops‚ supermarkets‚ drug stores‚ discounters‚ music stores‚ convenience stores‚ thrift shops‚ large companies‚ and small mom and pop shops. Shoplifting can hurt more than just
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that it wasn’t offensive yet someone found it offensive‚ which is it? Is it offensive or not? It’s not as easy as saying it is or it isn’t. These situations make it very difficult at times to decide what is right and what is wrong. In this case study Maura is stuck in one of these situations. She has to make a decision that can either profit her company largely‚ or take a chance at losing an employee who is considered to be a rising star. Background Jack Ridge‚ the Vice President of Techno Inc. is
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thing about these types of cameras is they not only alert to shoplifters but other crimes as well (pg. 115). Because they are also set up outside in parking lots and tape continuously they can get license plates or pictures of faces in case of kidnaps or murders‚ and muggings as well if there in range of the cameras. Security officers: Security officers both plain clothed and uniformed will also be useful in catching shoplifters. The differences in the jobs they will do are somewhat different
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act either; there are also adults and a select number of children who do as well. The consequences of shoplifting are very difficult to deal with for parents and also the shoplifter. Parents become disappointed with their child due to the standards they believe that their son or daughter should meet. And sometimes the shoplifter is in reality a good person who had no intentions of hurting anyone‚ so this can cause parents great emotional shock at the discovery that their child can be considered a
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