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The Importance of Victim Impact Statements for Retail During the Holiday Season As the holiday shopping season ramps up, retailers face a surge in theft and shoplifting. With criminal justice reforms across many jurisdictions, it’s not guaranteed that offenders will face prosecution, making victim impact statements even more crucial. A well-crafted statement can make the difference between recovering your losses and missing out on restitution. What Are Victim Impact Statements? A victim impact statement outlines the financial impact of shoplifting on your business—beyond the stolen merchandise. It includes expenses from investigations, increased security measures, and other costs associated with preventing future thefts. Why Do They Matter for Retailers? A strong victim impact statement provides the court with a full understanding of the crime’s effects, improving the likelihood of receiving restitution. It can also help prevent repeat offenses, saving your business time and money. What Should You Include? Be sure to include an itemized list of stolen goods, along with any additional costs you’ve incurred, such as security upgrades or investigation expenses. Tailor your statement to the specifics of each case to increase your chances of successful restitution. Don’t Miss Out—Over 40% of Victim Impact Statements Are Never Returned Retailers often miss opportunities to recover losses because victim impact statements go unanswered or are incomplete. This is especially common during the busy holiday season when deadlines and details can easily be overlooked. Partner with The Zellman Group With established relationships across courts and corrections, The Zellman Group ensures that your victim impact statement is submitted on time and processed efficiently. Our team of experts will help you recover more with minimal effort, so you can focus on a successful holiday season. Contact us today to streamline your victim impact statement process and protect your bottom line. >> https://bit.ly/47sg7h0

Retail theft is reshaping the industry; Fiona Malone highlights the urgent impact. As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to raise awareness and support small businesses in their fight against this growing epidemic. Looking for ways to protect your business from retail crime? Serve Legal can help. Get in touch today to learn how we can support your compliance and security needs. https://lnkd.in/eed7wbGn

LESSONS FROM NCB/UBER AFFAIR. HONESTY is generally considered a universal value across many cultures. But a value not acquired by many and situationally applied by some. Employee Theft In the USA employee-generated losses are greater than $50 billion a year, one percent of the Gross National Product and increasing 15 percent per year, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. In retail establishments, employee theft is the biggest source of losses. This is estimated at 43 percent of shrinkage losses, compared to only 30 percent attributed to shoplifting. Overall, employee theft can increase the cost of retail merchandise by 15 percent. In financial institutions, losses have nearly doubled in recent years. Losses due to internal fraud have been about four times that of burglary and robbery. In the USA the FBI estimates that internal theft accounts for 86 percent of all losses every year. Many Jamaican companies are quietly suffering from fear of bad publicity. https://lnkd.in/ewYzNXX2 Contact Us Now https://rb.gy/yygoqe

You may see less self-checkout capabilities at some large box retailers given higher levels of theft. In you are interested in a wealth of self-checkout stats, go to this link by CapitalOne: https://lnkd.in/gYJJRp6n

California looks to regulate self-checkout. How will it impact grocery retailers? Senate Bill 1446, The Retail Theft Prevention and Safe Staffing Act, was introduced in February and would require drug and grocery stores to follow a strict set of guidelines for self-checkout machines. If the bill passes, they would need to: ? Have at least one employee at a manual checkout station if self-checkout machines are in use. ? Require a 10-item limit at self-checkout. ? Prohibit certain items, such as alcohol, tobacco, and items with theft prevention devices, from being scanned at self-checkout lanes. ? Have employees focus on monitoring no more than two lanes at a time with no other duties. The bill would retailers to conduct a study to implementing any new self-checkout implementations, among other requirements. While the sponsors of this bill claim it will help combat self-checkout theft, business and retail groups, such as the California Chamber of Commerce and California Retailers Association oppose the bill, as they believe the requirements are too burdensome, has a significant impact on job functions, and would stifle innovation and business growth. Whatever happens with this bill, the growing problem of self-checkout theft is becoming more recognized, and more attempts at regulation may come. Grocery retailers need to take action to stem the tide of SCO theft. Agilence provides sophisticated analytics to proactively identify patterns of theft and fraud in self-checkout lanes, helping to mitigate loss and ensure profitability. https://hubs.la/Q02xyLlD0 #selfcheckout #SB1446 #grocery #retail #lossprevention

I stopped by a Walgreens to pick up a razor, and they were all behind glass cases. Do I really need an employee to help me unlock a $12 razor? The reasoning behind this seemingly overly cautious protection system is called shrinkage: it's basically goods that are lost to theft, damage, or bad accounting systems. Target (as much as I dislike their company values) has learned to curb shrinkage in a few ways: - instill video cameras and notify people with a sign in the entrance - locking cases for items that are 'prone to theft' (apparently shaving goods fall in this category) - increased security presence in and around their stores - when nothing else worked, they shut down high-theft locations Shrinkage is inevitable, but these steps can help curb its impact on your small business' bottom line.

According to Section 218 of the New York General Business Law, shoppers may not have to stop at exits to have their receipts checked. The law states that an owner or employee of a retail establishment can only detain a customer if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person being detained committed a theft. So do you have to stop to have your receipt checked? No! Not unless they have reasonable cause to believe that you, specifically, committed a theft. Sam’s club and Costco do it per their terms of service. So they can stop you or otherwise revoke your membership. This does not apply to non-member stores like Walmart. What can you do? You can sue! If you are detained to show a receipt without probable cause that you committed a theft, you may have an action for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful detention, defamation of character, assault, trespass, or invasion of civil rights by reason of having been detained on or in the immediate vicinity of the premises of a retail mercantile establishment.

To give you a better feel for the vast impact of the organized retail crime problem, here are just a few of the incidents that took place in the month of May. https://lnkd.in/gvM2YQ-P

For those with retail theft on their mind, I highly encourage you to check out the new report by the Little Hoover Commission on Retail Theft in California. Some main finding are: -While retail theft went up since the pandemic it remains relatively at the same levels as 2010 and even lower than previous decades -Shrink rates, while slightly higher are still mainly driven by INTERNAL factors -Public opinion is largely concerned with housing and homelessness! Not retail theft -Prop 47 DID NOT change the threshold at which crimes could be charged as grand theft, a felony -39 states have a HIGHER felony theft threshold than California It is important to note that these trends vary by county and city. However, this idea that retail theft is out of control is just not the case, something the data continuously shows us.

Have YOU ever been tempted by the SELF-CHECKOUT scandal? ?? Caught on camera - one brazen shopper films herself nabbing items at Walmart, leaving us to question: Is self-checkout a free-for-all?" You may have been unaware of this modern-day crime wave. According to a recent LendingTree survey, around 15% of shoppers shamefully admit to stealing from self-checkouts. The question linger: Is this opportunity or desperation? Read more about one audacious woman who documented her own theft adventure at Walmart and now faces a two-year ban. ?? Worth the trouble for her stolen goods? In an era where convenience is paramount and human interaction seems somewhat scarce at times, we can't help but ponder over our reliance on technology against our moral standing. Now more than ever, ethics are being put under intense scrutiny. Many use self-checkout lanes for their speed and efficiency but does this system invite dishonest behavior? Greater reliance on these automated systems not only has potential labor implications... it also creates space for some people to exploit loopholes in the name of greed. Are honesty scales tipping against integrity in today’s tech-driven society? Or is it just that nefarious actions are easier than before thanks to modern conveniences like self-service checkouts? Interestingly, facing up to their actions is something only 33% have had done. So why be so audacious as to document such wrongdoing as seen in this viral video (link)? From shoplifting rates posing questions about societal ethics......to sparking debates over job automation vs human employment – there’s so much we need to address! Check out ?? https://lnkd.in/dyxA_jz6 #WalmartCheckOut #CaughtOnCamera #SelfCheckoutScandal #ShopliftingShame #EthicsUnderScrutiny #JobAutomation #ModernConvenience #SocietalImpact #FaceTheBan #LendingTreeSurvey