Overview

It is important that you understand exactly what behaviour constitutes theft. It may be helpful to think of theft as the dishonest removal of property that belongs to another person with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of it.

It is important to understand this definition so that you can identify theft when it occurs. Put simply, if you take property that does not belong to you, it is theft. The material value of the property is irrelevant.

Retailers invest considerable sums of money to fully equip, stock and run their businesses. By applying relevant store security procedures you can help to prevent or minimise the occurrence of theft. In this unit we will look at ways to help you achieve this.

In this unit you will learn how to:

• Apply routine store security
• Minimise theft.