Sales and Security: Striking the Balance

Adrian Beck and Andrew Willis
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Adrian Beck: University of Leicester
Andrew Willis: University of Leicester

Chapter Chapter 7 in Crime at Work, 1998, pp 95-106 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This study reports an investigation of product theft in the electrical retail sector using an innovative methodology which involved tagging all small goods available for sale in ten stores (part of a national chain) over a two-week period. The study explores the number and value of goods sold and stolen by product type and location in the store. It adds an empirical dimension to the theoretical work of Clarke2 and others which identified the importance of opportunity in understanding offending behaviour and the potential for situational crime prevention in the retail sector.3 The study offers some evidence that location of product is associated with levels of loss and it also suggests that retailers can make an informed choice about an acceptable trade-off between sales and security.

Keywords: Crime Prevention; Video Tape; Retail Sector; Large Pack; Audio Tape (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230377837_7

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