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OverviewAn interdisciplinary study of retail crime as a cultural phenomenon, drawing on economics, criminology and management to present a comprehensive explanation for the growth in retail thefts. This topical study explores crime prevention as a management issue, using criminomics, a concept based on commercial realities rather than maximising arrests. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Bamfield , Martin GillPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.550kg ISBN: 9780230521605ISBN 10: 0230521606 Pages: 325 Publication Date: 13 March 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Shopping and Offending Shopper and Shoplifter How Shoplifters Shop the Store The Crime of Theft: How Much is Stolen? Theft by Employees The Politics of Retail Crime Prevention Sanctions Against Retail Crime The Roles of Loss Prevention Managing Loss Prevention ConclusionsReviews'...stimulating book on retail loss, described as a 'must read' by Prof Martin Gill at the Retail Fraud conference in London in April...This pungent and well argued book ranges far wider than its title.' - Professional Security '...stimulating book on retail loss, described as a 'must read' by Prof Martin Gill at the Retail Fraud conference in London in April...This pungent and well argued book ranges far wider than its title.' - Professional Security 'a thorough, well reasoned treatise on the scope, complexity and pervasiveness of retail property crime, with an historical focus on asset protection and loss prevention [...] Bamfield persuasively argues that the allure of shopping, encouraged by retailers' marketing efforts, is itself a contributor to retail crime, along with deviant behavior.' - Robert L. DiLonardo, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books Author InformationJOSHUA BAMFIELD has studied retail consumer and crime trends in Europe and North America for 30 years and has acted as consultant to major retail corporations. He taught management, strategy and industrial economics at Oxford Brookes, UK, before becoming Head of Business at Northampton University. He is Director of the Centre for Retail Research, Nottingham, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and read PPE at Oxford and Industrial Economics at Nottingham. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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