Loss Prevention Bookshelf
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Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation
David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander, Shane G. Sturman, L. Wayne Hoover

What makes a person confess to a crime he did not commit? Was he coerced? Is he trying to protect someone else? Interrogation has come under attack as opponents focus on false confessions. However, most cases are still resolved by confession, not forensic evidence. Among the new topics covered in the Second Edition of this bestselling book, Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation focuses on why false confessions exist and how to avoid them.Written by two experts who have conducted over 15,000 interviews and interrogations from theft to homicide, this book expands on the valuable topics in the previous edition to include discussions of:Telephone interviewingFalse ConfessionsField InterviewingSexual Harassment InterviewingConfronting the Alleged HarrasserPre-employment InterviewingNew Legal AspectsFrequently Asked QuestionsCovering the entire sequence of events that occur during the interview and interrogation process, this book provides a realistic building block approach that allows you to move from a preliminary accusation to an ultimate confession by applying practical rules to the process. It gives you the flexibility to select a number of different paths to proceed in an interrogation of a suspect. Useful in both the law enforcement and private sectors, Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition allows you to deal effectively with the complex problems of interviewing and interrogating victims, witnesses, suspects, and even potential employees.

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The Essentials of the Reid Technique: Criminal Interrogation & Confessions
Fred E. Inbau, John E. Reid, Joseph P. Buckley III and Brian C. Jayne

Hundreds of thousands of investigators have received training in the Reid Technique® and used the text, Criminal Interrogation and Confessions. Now for the first time, an abridged version of this best-seller is available. Essentials of the Reid Technique teaches readers how to spot and interpret verbal and nonverbal behaviors of deceptive (or truthful) people - and how to move toward solid confessions from guilty persons. Separated into two parts, What You Need to Know About Interrogation and Employing the Reid Nine Steps of Interrogation, this book will help readers understand the effective and proper way that a suspect should be interrogated and the safeguards that should be in place to ensure the integrity of the confession.

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Effective Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques
Nathan J. Gordon, William L. Fleisher

Now with expanded coverage of nonverbal behavior and assessment of written statements!

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Retail Security and Loss Prevention
Read Hayes

Retail Security and Loss Prevention is an invaluable and comprehensive publication that provides cutting-edge asset protection processes. Based on twenty-five years of systematic research and field experience, it is designed to provide loss prevention managers, store managers, and retail and security students with a powerful problem-solving resource. It describes the most common retail crime and loss problems along with a step-by-step process for diagnosing and treating these problems. Included are several loss prevention checklists as well as sample forms.

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The Retailers Guide to Loss Prevention and Security
Donald J. Horan

The Retailer's Guide to Loss Prevention and Security is an introduction to retail security. It covers the basic principles, the various techniques and technologies available, and the retailer's interaction with the police, courts, and the law.Donald J. Horan, President of Loss Control Concepts, Ltd., lends to this book his vast experience in the retail business and as a loss control consultant. Designated a Certified Protection Professional by the American Society for Industrial Security, he is also a member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC). He has directed and managed retail loss prevention programs all over the U.S. for major department stores and specialty chains, and has provided his expertise to a host of client companies during his tenure with the National Loss Prevention Bureau. Donald Horan's practical experience fills this book with all the tips, strategies, and procedures you need to create an effective loss prevention program.Owners, managers, and security managers of small and medium-sized retail operations; security agencies; individuals, institutions, and companies that give seminars on the topic; and personnel in law enforcement and forensics will find this an essential text. It will be extremely helpful to senior corporate executives to whom the loss prevention/security function reports, because it is their responsibility to determine whether loss prevention practices conform to the long-term goals of the company. Growing retail businesses and those contemplating future acquisitions for expansion will find the work invaluable. The same can be said for turn-around ventures or downsized businesses emerging from reorganization. The book would also be easily adaptable for use in undergraduate courses in an accredited criminal justice or retail management program.

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Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic Reference
Charles A. Sennewald CPP, John H. Christman CPP

Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention is destined to become the "go to" source of crime- and loss prevention- related information in the retail industry. Written and edited by two nationally recognized retail security experts and enhanced with 63 contributions by others who contribute expertise in specialized areas, this book provides over 150 definitions of loss prevention terms, and discusses topics ranging from accident investigations, counterfeit currency, emergency planning, and workplace violence to vendor frauds. No other single work contains such a wealth of retail security information. The co-authors are Charles "Chuck" Sennewald, CSC, CPP former Director of Security at The Broadway Department Stores, a major division of Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc., founder of the IAPSC and author of numerous security industry books, and John Christman, CPP, former VP and Director of Security for Macy's West. They have put in one book a wealth of information, techniques, procedures and source material relative to retail crime and loss prevention which will prove an invaluable reference work for professionals at all levels within the industry.

* Tables, current industry figures, and statistics fully articulate the impact of loss prevention and theft in the retail setting
* Case examples from the authors' own experience illustrate real-world problems and connect theory to practice
* The most complete book available on retail security

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New Loss Prevention: Redefining Shrinkage Management
Adrian Beck, Colin Peacock

Challenging existing ideas about not only what constitutes retail shrinkage, but also the approach that should be adopted to deal with it, it critically examines how current approaches to managing shrinkage are at best preventative, and how through operational excellence, organisations can reduce the impact it has on their profitability.

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Thou Shall Not Steal
True Stories Inside the World of Retail Loss Prevention

Colt C. Chandler

Dive into the real stories of a twenty year loss prevention veteran as he exposes everything you've never heard about catching crooks inside the world of retail security. You'll laugh,wince,and cringe when you hear the truth about loss prevention groupies, the dark side of the job, dangerous foot pursuits, and felony stupid crooks. Tons of valuable training for all Loss Prevention employees.

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