Focusing on the handlers and resellers of stolen goods is a better way to tackle shop theft
In his presentation Geoffrey will be talking about dealing with 2nd level criminals. In all shop theft there are 3 levels of criminality: level 1 the ‘thief’, level 2 the ‘handler’ and level 3 the ‘purchaser’. He will put forward the proposition that retailers, police and the legal system have focused too much resource and time on level 1 criminality with little effect, and that with less resource and better collaboration retailers and police would have a far greater impact on theft from shops by focusing on the ‘handlers’ / ‘resellers’.
Geoffrey has 35 years of retail security and safety, loss prevention and asset protection experience. He started out as a store detective with J Sainsburys and ended his retail career as the Senior Director of Loss Prevention for EMEA and APAC with Capri group (Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo).
