The Retail Loss Prevention Officer: The Fundamental Elements of Retail Security and Safety
Today, because of the various risks that confront a business, the security officer's duties and responsibilities have expanded dramatically. The business environment includes many facets of security arid safety, which have now been incorporated into the field of loss prevention. The tendency, of viewing a security officer as a "warm body" who wanders about appearing to protect the business that employs them are long gorse:The protection of people and property, the, threat of civil and criminal liability, or the more encompassing field of loss prevention, are ongoing concerns for any officer employed in security. Liability is also a concern. It obligates the officer to be aware of his or her actions concerning what theycan and can't do, what they should do, and how they should do, it.With these thoughts in mind, this book is written in several, parts:The criminal and civil law, including the security officer's legal powers and limitationsThe Retail Loss Prevention Officer's functions and responsibilitiesDescription of the type of external and internal retail loss, the causes, and the attempts to control lossExamples of, and reactions to, emergencies, threats, and hazards that may occur within a retail establishmentAlarms, inspections, audits, and records required in a retail businessAppendices containing training aids and a variety of reports and forms that may be used in any retail establishment