Erin Potts Professor Holl CRI 436 March 3, 2013

1. Security organizations within retail operations differ in their approaches to loss prevention. Some focus most protection resources toward externally motivated crime prevention while others emphasize internal theft prevention. Is one approach better than the other? How should protection resources be allocated in any organization? Losses within retail operations can occur in many different ways. Whether it is due to administrative errors and inaccurate record-keeping, or natural disasters in the form of tornados, floods, and hurricanes. Riots and looting can also have an effect. Theft both internal and external account for the greatest loss on retail establishments. Many retailers want their organization to be protected and secure but...