Abstract
Shoplifting can occur at any time and any place. From the big mall to a small shop, many security measures have been put in place as prevention tools. Apparently, there are numbers of shoplifting prevention tools in the market such as the Closedcircuit Television (CCTV), Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) and Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST). However, the cost issues and the ease of use always become the main concerns for the shopkeepers. Therefore CCTV was widely accepted because of the ease and affordable price. Although the CCTV is their main preference, it can be noted that CCTV operates in a static way where it can only records and monitor the incidents. This paper highlights the conventional CCTV issues and proposes the Intelligent Responsive Indoor System (IRiS) the as security crime prevention tool that uses face detection, recognition and behavior analysis to detect potential shoplifting intentions. Six small shop owners were interviewed to understand their insights on the problems and the need to further enhance the current CCTV. In addition, detailed discussions were provided in relation to the development of IRiS. Therefore, it can be suggested that IRiS provides a significant foundation and promises to be a security prevention tool to improve the conventional functions of the CCTV.
Highlights
IntroductionShoplifters can enter the intended store at any time
Shoplifting is one of the most prevalent crimes
The incidentsoccur in big malls or small shops, they indicate that possible actions can be taken to improve the current security measures that have been put in place
Summary
Shoplifters can enter the intended store at any time. Evidence shows that more than $13 billion worth of goods are stolen from the retailers each year (Shoplifting Information Statistics 2015). Other recent evidence in 2015 indicated that stores in the US reported a loss of $16.6 billion due to shoplifting (Roney 2015). Many of these incidents of shoplifting were reported and had caused loss to the victims. They might have suffered traumatic experience and distress because of the incidents they experienced. Many tools have been used to prevent shoplifting. The shopkeepers face some difficulties to use such technology due to of budget constraints
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