The Secret World of Shoplifting
This item is only available for Canadian orders.Catalogue Number: MEI099
Producer: Merit Entertainment Inc.
Producing Agencies: Shrink Films, Inc.
Subject: Canadian Social Issues, Consumer Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Economics, Family Studies/Home Economics, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2009
Running Time: 52:03
Eighty percent of us have stolen at least once in our lives. One out of every 10 of us shoplifts often.
The Truth About Shoplifting examines retail crime and how the consumers’ quest for the lowest discount price fuels the market for stolen merchandise. Featuring surprising security camera footage, crime-fighting technology and interviews from both sides of the law, The Truth About Shoplifting investigates why people steal, who is doing the stealing, what others are doing to fight it, and how retail theft affects us all.
The Truth About Shoplifting isn’t just about stealing...it concludes with some tough questions about how our honesty is tested every time we decide to spend.
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