Television
Digital Media
The Truth About Shoplifting
Wed, 01/19/2011 - 13:33 — Dorothy
Every single day in North America alone there are more than 600,000 shoplifting incidents. Eighty percent of us have stolen at least once in our lives. One out of every 10 of us shoplift often. And now, organized crime has discovered that it’s a low risk way to turn a handsome profit. The truth is…stealing from stores is a big part of our consumer culture. And it’s a crime you pay for every time you step up to a cash register.
The Truth About Shoplifting examines the rise in retail crime and how the consumers’ quest for the lowest discount price fuels the market for stolen merchandise. Featuring surprising securing camera footage, the latest crime-fighting technology and interviews from both sides of the law, The Truth About Shoplifting investigates why people steal, who is doing the stealing, what others are doing to fight it and how retail crime affects us all.
The Truth About Shoplifting achieved the highest ratings of all time on CBC’s Doc Zone!
Produced by Merit Entertainment. Distributed by Breakthrough Entertainment. For more information email us at distribution@breakthroughentertainment.com.