Establish new shoplifting project based on community formation centering on commercial facilities

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K17350
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Fukuyama University
• Principal Investigator: SARAGAI Yoko 福山大学, 人間文化学部, 助手 (50739761)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 万引き / 万引き防止対策 / 商業施設 / 従業員 / 役職の違い

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to the creation of a manual on shoplifting countermeasures with a focus on implementing a training program for employees and a “customer-greeting” policy, as well as measures to create a store environment that is not conducive to shoplifting. As the result of compared to the store employees, store managers had a higher average rating in their responses to questions on “the actual state of shoplifting” and “prevention of shoplifting,” and showed a more positive attitude to shoplifting countermeasures. And doing a “customer-greeting” to significant difference was found in some items of awareness concerning measures to prevent shoplifting of employees.

Free Research Field

犯罪心理学，犯罪防止