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Assessing The Need For A Formal Training Program Concerning Shoplifter Apprehension, April Lynn Hicks Apr 1995

Assessing The Need For A Formal Training Program Concerning Shoplifter Apprehension, April Lynn Hicks

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The present study was conducted to determine if supervisors and subordinates perceived a need for a formal training program on apprehending shoplifters. The study also determined whether supervisors perceived a greater or lesser need for a formal training program than did subordinates. Twenty supervisors and 70 subordinates from four retail locations were administered a Shoplifting Awareness Survey. It was found that both supervisors and subordinates perceived a need for a formal training program. The data revealed that supervisors perceived the need for a training program to be as strong as the need perceived by subordinates. Subordinates overwhelmingly indicated that they …


Ua12/8 Chief News, Wku Police Jan 1995

Ua12/8 Chief News, Wku Police

WKU Archives Records

WKU Police departmental newsletters for 1995.