The event, Integrate Summit held Feb. 29 at UF’s Reitz Union and hosted by the Loss Prevention Research Council, focused on the threat of an active shooter incident. LPRC is a resident client at UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub.

For more than 20 years, some of the country’s largest retailers have looked to the LPRC and its affiliated UF researchers to help stop crime in their stores through research-based trial and testing. While their efforts initially focused on shoplifting and shrink losses, recent attention has shifted toward preventing violent crimes in retail spaces.

Retail industry leaders from 47 corporations across the nation recently convened at the University of Florida to delve into strategies to combat the growing challenges from theft, fraud, and violence in retail spaces.

The event, Integrate Summit held Feb. 29 at UF’s Reitz Union and hosted by the Loss Prevention Research Council, focused on the threat of an active shooter incident.

For more than 20 years, some of the country’s largest retailers have looked to the LPRC and its affiliated UF researchers to help stop crime in their stores through research-based trial and testing. While their efforts initially focused on shoplifting and shrink losses, recent attention has shifted toward preventing violent crimes in retail spaces.