WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL SECTION OF CHICAGO AREA LOSS PREVENTION. I HAVE PUT TOGETHER THIS PAGE TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT GOES ON IN THE COMPLICATED FIELD OF LOSS PREVENTION.

UNLIKE NORMAL SECURITY GUARD DETAILS, LOSS PREVENTION IS MORE OF AN INVESTIGATIVE JOB THAN IT IS A SECURITY DETAIL. THE STORE DETECTIVE HAS TO BE ABLE TO USE THEIR MIND AND MAKE INSTANT DECISIONS ABOUT THINGS THAT THEY HAVE OBSERVED. THEY MUST BE ABLE TO PAY EXTREME ATTENTION TO DETAIL. MISSING ONE DETAIL, COULD RESULT IN A PERSONAL OR COMPANY LAWSUIT.

COMPANIES TAKE LAWSUITS VERY SERIOUSLY AS THEY CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE THEM FINANCIALLY AS WELL AS THEIR REPUTATION. THEY HOLD THEIR STORE DETECTIVE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISTAKES THAT ARE MADE ON THEIR BEHALF. A STORE DETECTIVE COULD LOSE HIS OR HER JOB FOR MAKING ONE SINGLE MISTAKE IN THEIR LINE OF WORK.

THERE ARE NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES AND AS A RESULT, STORE DETECTIVES ARE TRAINED THAT THEY NEED TO BE 110% SURE THAT A PERSON HAS SHOPLIFTED BEFORE MAKING AN APPREHENSION.