Arresting shoplifters is a common activity for retail loss prevention personnel. What are some key elements of a legally sound arrest?
What will be an ideal response?
In order to avoid civil claims related to false arrest, false imprisonment, excessive force, and
defamation, retailers have strict policies for an arrest. At a minimum, these policies require loss
prevention personnel to observe the suspect (1) approach; (2) select; (3) conceal; and (4) carry
away (and perhaps convert it by eating it or removing it from its original packaging) the
merchandise before an arrest can occur. Staff must also maintain continuous surveillance of the
suspect to ensure that the suspect did not dispose of the item. The suspect should also be
apprehended past the last possible POS and outside the store in order to validate that the person
did not intend to pay for the item(s). The actual arrest, meanwhile, must be reasonable,
conducted in a professional manner, be as discreet as possible, and not cause any undue stress
on the suspect. All information regarding the arrest must also be confidential
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A. theft B. robbery C. aggravated Assault D. sexual Assault
To determine if an interaction between a police officer and a civilian is an encounter or a seizure, the courts apply the ____________ test.
a. Clear and convincing evidence b. Totality of the circumstances c. Preponderance of the circumstances d. Reasonable suspicion
An investigation of behavior (such as criminal activity) based on a subject's responses is a(n) __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Any crime against an individual that is also a crime against the King is known as ________
A) King's Peace B) King's Order C) posse comitatus D) posse vigilantes