Retail Security and Loss Prevention

Anti-theft procedures and fixtures: a randomized controlled trial of two situational crime prevention measures

“…Retail crime is a global and industry-wide problem, but actual theft events take place at the micro-place level, largely requiring situational solutions (Clarke 2009;Hayes 2007). Thieves, like most criminals, make self-interested, tactical choices about profitable theft targets, required effort, and perceived personal risk levels, so security measures should be deployed to affect those highly contextual decisions (Clarke 2009;Cornish and Clarke 2008).…”

“…According to SCP, evidence indicates situational protective measures work best when they are obvious and proximally deployed to deter and disrupt offender crime attempts (Cornish and Clarke 2008;Hayes 2007). Research on SCP suggests situationally using combinations of the current 25 SCP protective techniques which are primarily designed to increase effort, reduce rewards and/or increase perceived risk of swift detection and sanction (Clarke 2008;Cornish and Clarke 2008).…”

“…Retail organizations employ loss control people, programs, and systems to reduce shrinkage caused by shoplifting and other criminal acts (Clarke 1997;Felson 1997;Gill et al 1999;Hayes 1997aHayes , 2007. Similarly to community crime prevention efforts, economic considerations are important for retailers faced with razor-thin profit margins; crime and loss control efforts should cost-effectively reduce loss levels (Clarke 2008;Sherman 2010;Welsh et al 2000;Welsh and Farrington 2007).…”

prévention du crime

“…En sécurité privée, on recommande d'identifier d'abord les cibles possibles d'une attaque criminelle, d'estimer ensuite la probabilité de telles attaques et, enfin, de découvrir les faiblesses du système de prévention en place. (National Crime Prevention Institute, 1986 ;Hayes, 1991). Deux notions sont utiles dans la recherche des défauts de la cuirasse d'un système de protection contre le crime : la vulnérabilité et l'accessibilité.…”

The choice-structuring properties of security consumption: An exploratory study of security consumption culture within small shops

“…Although an extensive literature exists in relation to the concept of consumption (Corrigan, 1997;Fine, 2013) and there has been significant focus on loss prevention in the retail sector (see for example, Greggo & Kresevich, 2011;Beck & Peacock, 2009;Hayes, 2007), little research has explored or theorized about what factors drive the consumption of security in businesses. The rapid expansion of the security industry in recent decades has been widely acknowledged (see Gill 2006;Kraham, 2008;Gill and Howell, 2012;Sarre and Prenzler, 2011).…”