Crime and Justice NewsSep 262 min readS.F. Fatal Shooting Raises Issues Of Shoplifting EnforcementSecurity guard Michael Anthony carried a .40-caliber Glock on his last shift at the Walgreens near San Francisco's Union Square, under...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 292 min readCan Democrats Seize Anticrime Message In Retail Theft Crackdown?Democrats want to talk tough on crime in an election year. Their target is shoplifting. Successfully pursuing retail theft could rob the...
Crime and Justice NewsJan 82 min readDid Supposed Shoplifting Frenzy Lead To An Overreaction?Over the last few years, it seemed that the U.S. was experiencing a shoplifting epidemic. Videos of people brazenly stealing merchandise...
Crime and Justice NewsDec 21, 20231 min readFTC: Rite Aid Barred From Using Facial Recognition, After Profiling 'Likely Shoplifters' Using facial recognition technology, Rite Aid misidentified people deemed “likely to engage” in shoplifting, particularly targeting...
Crime and Justice NewsNov 30, 20232 min readShoplifting Around U.S. Is Down, Despite Widespread Theft NarrativeShoplifting around the U.S. is generally lower than it was a few years ago, despite news outlets and retail chains amplifying stories of...
Crime and Justice NewsNov 7, 20232 min readShoplifting Up In NYC, L.A., Down In Many Other U.S. Cities Reported shoplifting incidents in 24 U.S. cities rebounded in the first half of this year compared with levels before the pandemic, with...
Crime and Justice NewsAug 3, 20232 min readRetail Stores Say Thefts Are Rising, Data Are Not DefinitiveRunning errands isn’t so easy as it used to be. Businesses have been reducing operating hours, locking up items and threatening to...
Crime and Justice NewsApr 17, 20232 min readNYC Reports Shoplifting Surge During The PandemicNew York City’s storefront businesses, weathering inflation and an uneven recovery from the pandemic, are contending with what the police...