The dangers and penalties of shoplifting by jeremiah gomez Shoplifting is a big problem for small business. A item worth less than $50 can get you a $500 fine. If you already have a record it can even cost more. Most people will take a $5 item and will have to pay $500 to the business so they get nothing out of it but a shady record.If the item you take is over $50 you could go to jail. A clean record will also help you in later life like getting a job or going to college. In some colleges you have to have a clean record same with jobs. So just because you took a $2 bag of chips you can't get a good college or job. And you still have to pay the fine. And when you shoplift you're not just hurting your record your hurting the economy. The …show more content…
Stealing can get you very bad places and its somthing thats just not worth it. No matter what you do some people still do it. its impossible to keep everyone in the world to steal but we still can try to. most people have said the they have stolen at least 5 things befor but they have stopped just because they knew it was wrong or got caught doing it. page 4 Shoplifting can affect everyone not just people you know. For the people who do not shoplift they have the problem of always being suspected. Because of shoplifting, some stores do not allow minors to enter without an adult. Many stores will ask you if you are going to pay for that? It becomes annoying for people who have done nothing wrong. When you are shopping They will ask you to leave if you are taking too long when you are actually just browsing. Shoplifters affect the Store Owner a lot. The number one reason for small or new businesses to close is shoplifting. 10% of people enter a store and shoplift. It is very hard to run a store when 10% of your store is stolen from
There are many different types of Georgia theft. There is theft by taking, deception, conversion, services, receiving stolen property, lost or mislaid property, and shoplifting. What the three suspects committed was theft by shoplifting. It either involves any attempt to hide any items, change prices of items, or did not pay for an item that was taken out from the store. Under Georgia theft law, a misdemeanor conviction involves stealing any item below $300, and
The issue is whether the state has enough information to charge Mr. Gregg with retail theft in excess of 150 dollars beyond a reasonable doubt. A defendant can be charged with retail theft if the three elements discussed in People v. Hill 2014 IL APP (2d) 121099-U are met “a person commits the offense of retail theft when he or she knowingly: takes possession of, carries away, transfers, or causes to be carried away or transferred, any merchandise displayed, held, stored, or offered for sale in a retail merchandise establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant permanently of the possession, use, use or benefit of such merchandise without paying the full retail value of such merchandise”. When the three elements of retail theft
This also means that the thief will never learn his lesson and his relatives may be in an outraged state with the government. On the other hand, if the thief is not caught, law 23(Doc D) announces that the government will replace all lost property.
The maximum amount of jail is one year, and a fine of no more than $5,000 or both. 6) The defense attorney may argue that the TV defendants steal was worth below $5000, therefore it shouldn’t be charge higher than a Theft in the second class. 7)
Franklin, J. (2000).Three Strikes and You're Out of Constitutional Rights - The Prison Litigation Reform Act's Three Strikes Provision and Its Effect on Indigents, 71 U. Colo. L. Rev. 191. This article hypothesizes that the PLRA Three Strikes provision or law goes against the equal protection element provided for in the Fifth Amendment due process clause and hence, it is constitutionally suspect. The methods used to find information and data to support the hypothesis are qualitative whereby the researcher reviews past documents and records regarding the three strikes provision.
For instance, in California a man named Gary Ewing was charged with felony theft. Second, he was charged with a felony for steeling vehicles. Third he was charged for theft again. The man was caught stealing golf clubs at a shop nearby the course.
Gordon states considering the nature of capitalism we should not ask ‘why the working class commit crime?’ but we should instead ask ‘why they don’t commit more crime?’ (D, Gordon, 1991). He argues that the thought of capitalism persuades criminal behaviour in all social classes. Gordon believed that the need to win at all costs just encourages capitalists to carry out white collar crime and also things such as tax avoidance.
Self-checkout is one of the quickest and efficient machines invented. They are getting more popular in stores as the days go on. These machines may seem like a good investment but in reality they are not. Automation in stores are costing people their jobs. Automation first started to come about in the 1930’s to about 1947.
The emphasis of socioeconomic status in capital punishment cases plays a critical role in the evaluation of an inmate’s disposition and the biases that occur from the impacts of wealth. Economic standing impacts an individual to be drawn to or propelled from crime, dependent on the influence from the surrounding community. The initial socioeconomic influence on destitute areas provokes individuals to live a life of crime, which ultimately brings many crimes to be charged with capital punishment convictions. Occupational prestige and education stand amongst several other factors that account into the economic evaluation of death row inmates and the social impact left on an individual. In addition to the initial impact from socioeconomic upbringing, the decision-making in court can result in juror bias against the defendant.
This makes all the small business goes down due to price structure. For example, if Walmart and a small store is all around the corner, any customer would still choose to go to Walmart because it is larger, it has a variety of choices to choose from, it has more lanes to pay which saves less time, it has a huge parking lot, and it is cost in a cheaper price. All of these are reasons of why people should choose Walmart rather than small businesses. Another cons about Walmart is that it’s been too diverse. They invested so much companies throughout other countries such as Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, and China.
Customers have to wait on long queues when there are empty checkout counters. All in all, it’s not all lost to the Walmart customer service since it has invested in improving customer service; - Ship to store option, allows customers to pick items in lockers in the store with a customized code. It speeds up the shopping process - Smart phone App, customers are able to scan items as they shop then pay and pick receipt on their way out. It saves
In the scenario of Karl and Bob, they are both wrong in their actions. Their problem started when they decided to flee town in order to run away from their problems. As a result, Karl and Bob’s situation became more severe because Karl decided to steal a thousand dollars from a store and Bob decided to cheat an old retired man into giving him a thousand dollars. Karl’s actions may seem worse in the eyes of society and the law; however, when considering the morality of the situation, I am convinced that Bob was worst in his actions to cheat the elderly retired man.
• There are many cases that have been recognized as armed robberies and for that the store chain should look upon it’s security. • Contradiction of interests between PBM segments and retail pharmacy. • Sales major focus is on lower margins on products. Walgreen: •
People that break the law always have their own personal reasons of why they did. This is why I personally believe there are many different reasons people break laws and not just one single reason. Some of the reasons why I believe people break the law is out of desperation, others break the law because of bad influences, some people may break the law just because, and some people might have a mental illness. I have also done research on how some people may have been genetically predisposed to commit crime. There will always be different reasons why people commit crime.
This essay will discuss crime as both a social problem and a sociological problem. Crime is seen as a typical function of society. Crime doesn’t happen without society. It is created and determined by the surrounding society. According to the CSO, the number of dangerous and negligent acts committed between the years of 2008 and 2012 rose from 238’000 in 2008 to 257’000 in 2012.