Shoplifting Offender Solutions – Online Theft Class

Looking for a program to comply with your court order or simply for help, support and understanding of why you shoplifted and how to stop doing it, in order to prevent a future incident or arrest? If so:

You’ve Come To The Right Place

The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP), a non-profit organization, has developed a unique program (shoplifting class) for people in your position called the Shoplifters Alternative Course (SA Course). The program is used in hundreds of courts nationwide and presents everything you would ever want to know about shoplifting, so that you will have all the facts you need to help you make future decisions which are best for you.

You might ask: “Why would I take an education program?” “I don’t plan on shoplifting ever again.” “I am basically a decent person who knows right from wrong.” “I don’t understand how any kind of program would help me to stop shoplifting in the future?”

To answer these questions, let us ask you a question:

Why Did You Steal?

For the vast majority of people, their answer is, “I don’t really know”. Maybe it was because you want nice things, didn’t want to spend the money, felt depressed, frustrated, confused, angry or bored. Maybe you just wanted to see if you could get away with it, or you were mad at the world and wanted to strike back.

Whatever the reason for you, over our long history since 1977, we have come to understand that your act of shoplifting is largely a symptom and a signal to you that there are underlying issues in your life which are causing you to feel excessive stress, fear or emotional pain. The need to relieve your discomfort creates an impulse to act in this way.

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How to Find Information on Penalties for Shoplifting

Shoplifting Penalties

Shoplifting is the act of stealing merchandise from a retail store or other shop. It is a serious crime, and the penalties increase for repeat offenders or when the stolen item is especially valuable or expensive. Penalties range from tickets and fines to jail time, so you should find out how your local laws treat shoplifting.

Check the U.S. Department of Justice Web site to learn about the potential penalties for shoplifting, such as fines, jail time and community service time (see Resources below). In addition, check your state penal code for maximum criminal penalties for larceny or for specific shoplifting sentences.

Step 2

Speak to your lawyer or legal counsel about the potential penalty phase of shoplifting cases.

Step 3

Contact a local police station to discover fines or penalties instituted by local police or courts.

Step 4

Consider speaking to store security in your area to find out penalties for shoplifting and rates of prosecution.

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Step 5

Know that if you are convicted on shoplifting charges, the conviction on your permanent record can be expunged if you satisfy requirements established by the court.

Understand the Potential Penalties for Shoplifting

Step 1

Do community service to satisfy a conviction for shoplifting. Volunteer work is often given as the penalty for shoplifting.

Step 2

Know that you may have to pay a fine for shoplifting. This penalty is somewhat like a traffic ticket.

Step 3

Understand that a store has the right to call the police and that you can be arrested and officially charged with larceny. Though this charge is extreme in most cases, shoplifting is still theft and can be prosecuted as such.

Step 4

Realize that when a crime involves money, you can be sued in a civil case and ordered to repay the money if convicted. You can also be ordered to pay restitution as part of the penalty phase of a criminal trial.