Colleges, too, want to know of any arrest. He worked 20 hours for a charity for his community service obligation. Now, he said, he doesn't enjoy going to the mall. Shoplifting's really childish. But he and several others said they still believe shoplifting is a victimless crime.
Shoplifters give the security guards jobs.
Helmer, the facilitator, explained that the cost of merchandise increases to cover stolen items. She explained store employees' sense of pride. She talked about the small businesses whose owners suffer personally, not just financially, when people steal. But she needed a victim to show the faces and the stories behind the crime, such as Kris and the others had done for burglary. Sense of empowerment' Mark has appeared before the Victim Impact Panel several times.