I. Outline-Retail theft A. Introduction " Excuse me‚ sir/madam can I check your bag please?” "Lifting"‚ "jacking"‚ "racking"‚ "nicking"‚ "boosting" and Five finger discount"‚ are some of the slang terms used for retail theft (also commonly known as shoplifting). Shoplifting is theft of goods from a retail establishment. It is one of the most common property crimes dealt with by police and courts. In the next few minutes‚ I
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On 10/16/20116 I responded to Walmart‚ in reference to a retail theft. While conducting my investigation on theft case #2016-1547‚ I was notified by Walmart Loss Prevention Officer‚ Fabiano Estrela‚ that the male subject‚ who was with the suspect on 10/11/2016‚ was currently in the store. Estrela advised me that he positively identified the subject while he was at customer service. I immediately notified Sergeant Koch who arrived on scene within several minutes. The White male subject‚ later identified
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IDENTITY THEFT CAUSE‚ PREVENTION‚ AND EFFECT INTRODUCTION A major growing problem within the United States is identity theft. Identity theft is the stealing and use of someone’s personal information used primarily for monetary gain. I will elaborate on how identity theft occurs and I will describe what criminals can do with the information they obtain. I will also explain some of the prevention plans that companies have put into place to protect themselves and discuss how individuals can
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Identity theft affects over 15 million residents in the United states with an estimated loss of over 50 billion dollars each year according to Rob Douglas an identity theft and scam expert. It has a history of plaguing society with various social‚ economical‚ and financial problems that continues to persist individuals and businesses alike. Identity theft is defined as “The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person’s private identifying information‚ usually for financial gain”. Social security number
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Retail theft is a crime! The defination according to Dictionary.com states "retail-the sale of goods or commodities in small quantities directly to consumers" and "theft-The act of stealing; specifically‚ the felonious taking and removing of personal property‚ with an intent to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny‚" in short this means stealing goods from a consumer. Retail theft causes alot of problems with the community and economy. It can also get you in alot of trouble! When people
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starting draft of my capstone‚ my thesis is not included. ** Ever since the mid-1990’s‚ retail stores and shopping centers have a recurring theme called entertainment‚ or to the retail industry‚ “retailtainment” (Poloain‚ p.46). This combination of retailing and entertainment extends to online shopping as well. Retailers in the 21st century are constantly searching for excellence in every phase within the retail industry. Some challenges include meeting different types of people‚ communication barriers
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Identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of another person ’s identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person ’s identity‚ typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person ’s name. No one is immune from this‚ it can happen to anyone‚ you can do everything right and it can still happen to you. Technology today has made very easy for predators to get their hands on your information. So it’s best to prepare for these types
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Ball 1 Abby Ball Mrs. Adler English 101 30 August 2014 It is not the desire to harm‚ but a harmful desire for self-improvement that will lead to the downfall of mankind. We‚ as humans‚ observe something appealing and have an overwhelming urge to seize. Our longing for power‚ as well as property‚ has left devastation and destruction as the trail of bread crumbs leading directly to humans as the culprit. No other animal is as entitled or greedy as humans. Whether it is land or possessions
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Identity theft is a major crime that happens to millions of people every year. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months and years trying to clean up the mess the thieves have made of a good name and credit record. There are many different types of identity theft and ways to deal with it. Identity theft is very serious and stolen identities are used to commit many other crimes. Some of the specific types of identity theft besides personal identity theft‚ include tax related identity
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Problems Caused by Identity Theft By Luanne Kelchner‚ eHow Contributor * * * * Print this article Victims of identity theft suffer more problems than a loss of money. Identity theft is a widespread problem that involves the theft of someone ’s financial information and identification. The thieves then steal from existing accounts in the victim ’s name‚ open new accounts or both. The problems associated with identity theft go further than the financial loss that the
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