The Science of Stealing: Researchers Study Shoplifting at UF’s ‘Safer Places Lab’
It turns out, retailers across the globe are turning to researchers with the University of Florida to fix the issue.
Cory Lowe with UF Innovate’s client Loss Prevention Research Council (or LPRC) walked FOX 35 through what the team calls its Simulation Lab.
That’s a 270-degree screen where researchers show off surveillance video submitted by different retail stores that partner with the LPRC. The researchers bring in self-reported former thieves and walk them through different scenarios in stores, getting their input on what they think would work and what wouldn’t.