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8 J. Experimental Criminology 1 (2012)

handle is hein.journals/jexpcrm8 and id is 1 raw text is: J Exp Criminol (2012) 8:1-15 DOI 10.1007/s11292-011-9137-5 Anti-theft procedures and fixtures: a randomized controlled trial of two situational crime prevention measures Read Hayes - Daniel M. Downs - Robert Blackwood Published online: 4 November 2011 O Springer Science+Business Media B.V 2011 Abstract Objectives This study was designed to test two problem-focused situational crime prevention treatments (protective display fixtures and special high-loss product handling procedures) on loss and sales levels of a perennial 'hot product' (premium shaving blade replacement packs). Methods The study design was a 57-store location randomized controlled trial using Chi-square analyses and effect size estimates (i.e., odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals). Results The study provided evidence that both treatments were both efficacious and cost-effective with fixtures reducing losses by 56% and the procedures reducing losses by 58% in the post-test period when compared to non-treated control locations. Conclusions The evidence indicated the tested treatments helped cost-effectively control a chronic theft problem in the test stores. The outcome provided support for using the SARA problem-solving process to apply situational crime prevention measures with carefully articulated mechanisms of action. The relatively small sample size from a single retail operation limits generalizability, but the studied theft problem's dynamics are fairly common across retail store types and geographic locations. Future research should strive to measure displacement and diffusion side effects as well as time to treatment therapeutic level and/or deterioration to add further insight. Keywords Retail crime - Situational crime prevention - Overload . Shoplifting - Hot products - RCT - Evidence-based - Loss prevention - Mechanism of action- Comparative effectiveness - Opportunity structures - Micro-place R. Hayes (E) University of Florida, 3324 W. University Ave., STE 351, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA e-mail: rrhayes@ufl.edu D. M. Downs Loss Prevention Research Council and University of Florida, Gainesville, USA R. Blackwood Loss Prevention Research Council, Gainesville, USA 4L Springer

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