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Saturday 19 January 2013

An Insight On Anti Shoplifting Devices

By Shanna McNeil


Over the past few years, shoplifting has been a practice that affects most business because of the losses incurred by the goods stolen. With the help of the ever advancing technology, anti shoplifting devices have been invented and consequently turning things around giving shoplifter a lesser room for executing their plans successfully without getting caught.

Some of the common appliances used are checkpoints, detectors and surveillance cameras. Safety is enhanced when the cameras keep a record of the happenings and with this, shoplifters can be identified. On the other hand, detectors used by guards and those at checkpoints help in ensuring safety by scanning goods bought identified those that are not paid for. It is for this reason that one is encouraged to have more than one security system.

Additionally, installation of these gadgets does not cost much making it affordable for everyone to install them. They are like added eyes that monitor the place guarded whenever the guards are distracted since they cannot always be attentive. This way, running an enterprise is much easier as one gets to monitor the whole place at a glance making the work more efficient.

Teenagers have the most number of shoplifters. This is because most of them are overwhelmed by teenage pressure and are most likely trying to keep up with the trends or just trying to prove a point to their friends. Therefore, taking time to talk to these youngsters is also a very effective preventive measure that helps in keeping them out of trouble.

Also, majority of these teenagers know how these devices work and can easily breach security without getting caught. It is for this reason that they should be updated every now and then just to make sure that there are no loop holes that may compromise the security system. In addition, it also becomes easier to catch them when one understand the tactics used.

Most shoplifters get away with stealing by learning the spots that the surveillance cameras are place and hiding their faces to avoid identification. As a means to discourage this, placing a camera on the counter to record the faces of customers helps identify burglars seen in footages of surveillance cameras by matching their physical appearance and their faces.

Raising an alarm by making sound is the technique used by detectors to spot stolen goods; however, one thing that makes them inefficient is the fact that they are placed on the way out, and thus giving shoplifter a chance to escape once they are recognized. For this, having them on staircase and places that are mostly used is the best way to catch them with escaping.

With years of technological evolution, several discoveries have been made to stop some of these criminal acts. The discovery of anti shoplifting devices is among the successful ones that has brought change. With the use of the modern tools, shoplifters are finding it hard to steal and not get caught or at least identified. Moreover, more and more gadgets are invented by each passing day, and therefore discouraging this habit.




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