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shoplifting  

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  • Shoplifting is defined as the theft of merchandise from retailers that are open for business to customers at the time of theft. Shoplifters usually attempt to blend in as law-abiding customers of stores to avoid detection and apprehension. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Shoplifting]

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