Stores are reporting a growing number of thieves from middle-class backgrounds. But are they driven by need or greed?
Stores are reporting a growing number of thieves from middle-class backgrounds. But are they driven by need or greed?
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Police use social media to shame higher-income thieves caught on CCTV stealing from retailers such as John Lewis and Waitrose
With 516,971 offences reported last year, theft is now a daily threat to staff, security and small businesses alike
With "sharp rises" in shop theft in recent years, the nature of it is changing too - as retail workers in the area dubbed…
Figures showed that shoplifting hit a record high of 530,643 offences reported to police
Speaking to career thieves as part of my research, I learned that childhood abuse, a life in care and little education has led…
Is this the new normal, where brazen thieves are met with a smile and a nod but taking a stand makes you an outcast?
