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STEALING - HOW AMERICA'S EMPLOYEES ARE STEALING THEIR COMPANIES BLIND

NCJ Number
9658
Author(s)
M LIPMAN
Date Published
1973
Length
186 pages
Annotation
EXPOSE OF WIDESPREAD THEFT OF VAST AMOUNTS OF MERCHANDISE FROM AMERICAN COMPANIES BY THEIR EMPLOYEES.
Abstract
AT LEAST HALF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN INDUSTRY, WHETHER IN PLANTS OR IN OFFICES, ARE STEALING. THE STEALING RANGES FROM PETTY THEFT OF PENS AND PAPER TO GRAND LARCENY INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND IS COMMITTED BY ALL LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES. THE AUTHOR, A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, PRESENTS CASES WHICH HE AND HIS PRIVATE UNDERCOVER AGENTS HAVE SOLVED. HE DESCRIBES COMMON INDUSTRIAL THEFT PRACTICES AND SUGGESTS MEASURES TO IMPROVE SECURITY AND REDUCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STEALING.