Acccording to The Washington Times, shoplifting has become rampant: 61 percent of the largest retailers and chain stores report that "opportunistic" shoplifting has increased in the past four months, despite the fact that stores collectively shell out $12 billion a year in loss-prevention efforts, according to new research released last week by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). None of the retailers – grocery, mass merchandise, appa … Read More

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In The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. FULL REPORT: http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tocta/TOCTA_Report_2010_low_res.pdf … Read More

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The Pennsylvania Senate on May 26 passed legislation that would make it a felony to participate, in any capacity, in organized retail crime, a move that represents ongoing effort at the state level to battle ORC, a crime that often crosses state lines.  Read article at Security Director News here. … Read More

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Think Globally, Steal Locally "Robbers, burglars and car thieves" have specific geographic areas they focus on when committing crimes. That's the finding of new research at the UK's University of Leicester.  It's the same University that was in the headlines recently for studies on the personality of shoplifters. PhD cand … Read More

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Steven Senne/Associated Press Mark Sullivan, left, director of the Secret Service, and Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey at a news conference on Tuesday. THE NEW YORK TIMES By BRAD STONE Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with stealing more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, cracking what officials said on Tuesday appeared to be the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever exposed. The thieves focused on major national r … Read More

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Just ahead of its annual Loss Prevention Conference, the National Retail Federation has released its Annual Survey of Organized Retail Crime. Overall Trends Based on their survey of 124 senior Loss Prevention Executives: ORC costs American retailers $15-$30 billion per year Specific numb … Read More

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