https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/9c27d3e4-6e8a-42a5-9bf3-5909ae2abbd4 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This educational film "Shoplifting is Stealing" was produced by Charles Cahill and Associates in 1975. It discusses the issue of shoplifting and the various measures taken by retail stores to combat it. It highlights the significant financial losses due to shoplifting, which amount to over $3.5 billion annually in the U.S. Stores often mark up prices to cover these losses, which can be particularly challenging for small businesses. The film explains that many shoplifters are teenagers who steal for emotional reasons, peer pressure, or thrills rather than necessity. It emphasizes that shoplifting is a serious crime with legal consequences, including a police record. Various security measures are described, such as trained security staff, surveillance cameras, electronic tags, and packaging techniques that make it harder for shoplifters to steal items. The film also follows a scenario where security tracks and apprehends suspected shoplifters using surveillance and communication. Overall, the film underscores the impact of shoplifting on both businesses and consumers, and the efforts made to prevent it. 0:46: Discusses the uncertainty and risks of trying to outsmart store security systems, emphasizing that cameras might be on and someone might be watching. :49 a man looks at meat in a freezer at a supermarket. Another man weighs a potato. 1:24: Security officer monitors a shoplifter on close circuit TV camera. Announcement for "Frank to service desk." 2:02: Shoplifters will be prosecuted sign. 2:34 :Customer is confronted for not paying for steaks hidden in his jeans jacket. 2:49: Los Angeles County Sheriff arrests shoplifter. Highlights the significant financial losses retail stores face due to shoplifting, amounting to over $3.5 billion annually in the U.S. 3:11: Explains that stores often mark up prices to cover theft and security costs, which can be particularly challenging for small businesses. Visual: convenience store, corner market. Cashier shown with manual cash register. 3:49: Notes that many shoplifters are teenagers who steal for emotional reasons, peer pressure, or thrills rather than necessity. 3:59: shoplifter in a clothing store. 4:30: Emphasizes that shoplifting is theft regardless of the reason. 4:55: Describes the role of security staff, who are trained to detect shoplifters. 5:31:Parabolic mirror in a store. Mentions various security measures like mirrors, cameras, and electronic tags used to prevent shoplifting. 5:47: security tag on clothes in store. 6:10: Discusses the use of student hosts or guides in shopping centers to deter theft. 6:30: Customer looks at Ray-o-vac batteries. Packaging and labeling techniques that make it harder for shoplifters to steal items. 6:55: canned bacon. 7:06: Describes advanced surveillance equipment like TV cameras used in shopping centers. 7:31: Surveillance cameras in use, and a man looking at closed circuit cameras. Follows a scenario where security tracks and intercepts suspected shoplifters using surveillance and communication. 9:02: Security successfully apprehends the suspects and retrieves stolen items. 10:07: Notes that not all stores have advanced security but rely on trained personnel. 10:07: Follows a teenager, Susan, who attempts to shoplift and is caught by security. Explains that Susan's behavior raised suspicion and led to her being monitored and caught. 12:21:One way glass in a department store, man picks up touch dial phone. Security personnel communicate to keep an eye on Susan. 13:22: Describes the legal process and potential consequences for Susan, including a police record. 14:26:Susan is arrested. Susan faces the reality of being detained until her parents can be reached. The growing efforts to combat shoplifting through trained staff and advanced equipment. 15:33: Financial impact of shoplifting on consumers through increased prices. Shoplifters harm everyone, including themselves. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. 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