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This book serves as an invaluable manual for the loss prevention officer working in the field of retail security, offering these professionals a series of actions and responses for every type of incident that may occur in a retail setting the know-how of what, when, why, and how to react to particular situations and the consequences that may follow. All aspects of safety and security within the retail premise are covered detail making this book an invaluable part of the retail security officer training curriculum. KEY TOPICS A seven-part organization covers specific material related to the criminal and civil; criminal law and the retail security officer; the retail loss prevention officer; emergencies, threats and hazards; alarms and inspections; and relevant topics of concern for the retail loss prevention department. For in-service retail security officers, retail operations managers.
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Today, because of the various risks that confront a business, the security officer's duties and responsibilities have expanded dramatically. The business environment includes many facets of security arid safety, which have now been incorporated into the field of loss prevention. The tendency, of viewing a security officer as a "warm body" who wanders about appearing to protect the business that employs them are long gorse:
The protection of people and property, the, threat of civil and criminal liability, or the more encompassing field of loss prevention, are ongoing concerns for any officer employed in security. Liability is also a concern. It obligates the officer to be aware of his or her actions concerning what theycan and can't do, what they should do, and how they should do, it.
With these thoughts in mind, this book is written in several, parts:
- The criminal and civil law, including the security officer's legal powers and limitations
- The Retail Loss Prevention Officer's functions and responsibilities
- Description of the type of external and internal retail loss, the causes, and the attempts to control loss
- Examples of, and reactions to, emergencies, threats, and hazards that may occur within a retail establishment
- Alarms, inspections, audits, and records required in a retail business
- Appendices containing training aids and a variety of reports and forms that may be used in any retail establishment
