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UF News - 10/11/07
To catch a thief: UF research team leads world in study of retail
crimes
By Panagiota Papakos - ufl.edu
When major corporations like Macy's, The Gap and J.C. Penney need
advice on how to prevent shoplifters from cutting into their bottom line, they
call on the Loss Prevention Research Team at the University of Florida.
This multidisciplinary group uses a range of research methods and consists
of experts from departments across campus which include criminology,
retail marketing and consumer behavior, interior design and asset
protection.
"We are trying to develop practical solutions retailers can use," said Read
Hayes, a criminologist and courtesy assistant professor in the department
of Interior Design, who is currently co-conducting a national study that
includes The Oaks Mall in Gainesville. "There's this practical objective, and
the goal of impacting the academic knowledge base."
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