Organized retail crime / Blake H. Liventin, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liventin, Blake H.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Series:

Law, Crime and Law Enforcement

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shoplifting--United States.

Shoplifting.

Organized crime--United States.

Organized crime.

Retail trade--Security measures--United States.

Retail trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Updated irregularly

Edition:

[Library of Congress public edition].

Contained In:

Contained in (work): CRS reports (Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Organised retail crime (ORC), also known as organised retail theft, typically refers to large-scale retail theft and fraud by organised groups of professional shoplifters or 'boosters.' This book provides an overview of organised retail crime rings, their operations, and goods targeted.

Contents:

Intro

ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

CHALLENGES IN DEFINING OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

Federal Definition

OPERATION OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME GROUPS

Targeted Products

Methods Used by Boosters

Employee Collusion

Fraud Schemes

Cargo Theft

Methods Used by Fences

Impact of Globalization and Technology

DOMESTIC IMPACT OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

Economic Impact: A Lack of Consensus

Public Health and Safety Risks

Potential Links to Terrorism

CURRENT DOMESTIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT ORC

Retailers

Online Marketplaces

Federal Law Enforcement

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

U.S. Secret Service (USSS)

U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)

ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION

Are Retailers Doing Enough?

Federally Criminalizing ORC

Regulation of Online and Physical Marketplaces

APPENDIX. STATE FELONY THEFT LEVELS

End Notes

Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF DAVID JOHNSON, SECTION CHIEF, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY

ORT THREAT

CHALLENGES

SUCCESSES

Chapter 3 STATEMENT OF JANICE AYALA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR INVESTIGATIVE PROGRAMS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME"

ICE's Role in Battling Organized Retail Crime

Rosemont Wholesale, Inc.

Mohammed Ghali

Organized Retail Crime Pilot Program

CONCLUSION.

Chapter 4 STATEMENT OF JOHN R. LARGE, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, U.S. SECRET SERVICE, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME: THE ROLE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"

FINANCIAL FRAUD AND ELECTRONIC CRIMES

FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS AND COMBINING RESOURCES

Community Outreach and Public Awareness

CONCLUSION

Chapter 5 STATEMENT OF ZANE M. HILL, DEPUTY CHIEF POSTAL INSPECTOR, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE, BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME: THE ROLE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"

Chapter 6 TESTIMONY OF BRADE BREKKE, VICE PRESIDENT, ASSETS PROTECTION, TARGET CORPORATION, BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE"

BACKGROUND ON ORC

RETAIL INDUSTRY EFFORTS

E-FENCING

PROPOSED REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE AUCTION COMPANIES

RETAILERS WANT TO PARTNER WITH INTERNET AUCTION SITES

COALITION AGAINST ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME

Chapter 7 WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF MR. ROBERT CHESNUT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RULES, TRUST AND SAFETY, EBAY INC., BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT PREVENTION: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE"

Chapter 8 TESTIMONY OF KARL LANGHORST, DIRECTOR, LOSS PREVENTION, RANDALL'S/TOM THUMB A SAFEWAY COMPANY, BEFORE THE HOUSE JUDICIARY SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE".

Chapter 9 TESTIMONY OF DETECTIVE DAVID HILL, OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY, HEARING ON "ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT: FOSTERING A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESPONSE"

CHAPTER SOURCES

INDEX

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Notes:

Contains edited, excerpted and augmented editions of CRS reports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61209-462-7

OCLC:

758386868