According to media reports, in 2023 the UK experienced an unprecedented wave of shoplifting. The theory goes that the cost of living crisis and poor police responses are driving a crime wave.
Economics & Business
Dec 28, 2023
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University of Otago research examining the role of psychological ownership in shoplifting prevention is to be extended into a New Zealand-wide survey of supermarket staff after notable results in a pilot trial.
Economics & Business
Aug 14, 2018
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The number of self-check out terminals around the world is predicted to reach 325,000 by 2019 and some stores have even become fully self service. But for some supermarket customers, the removal of store clerks has been a ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2018
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Shoplifting is a serious problem. Although it is often perceived as an "ordinary crime" due to its supposed victimless nature, in fact it costs the UK's retail industry £335m a year. And part of this cost is passed on to ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2015
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University of Adelaide computer scientists are leading a project to develop novel sensor systems to help older people keep living independently and safely in their own homes.
Engineering
Nov 14, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Australians shoplifted $7.5 billion worth of goods in the past financial year, but a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher said the actual cost was much higher.
Economics & Business
Nov 9, 2012
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The government on Tuesday launched a new crime mapping website for England and Wales, giving residents information on offences in their neighbourhood and exposing areas where crime has brought misery.
Internet
Feb 1, 2011
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