1. Retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, banks, 
theaters.
2.  Any 3 such as: Nervous actions; wander around 
the store without buying anything; leave store 
and soon come back.
3.  Any 3 such as: Greet customers who enter 
store; ask customers if they need help; make 
friendly eye contact with all customers.
4.  Messy product displays.
5.  a) Do not be a hero; Do not chase the suspect; 
Do not accuse suspect of stealing or try to stop 
from leaving.
  b) This is a dangerous action.
6.  a) Any 5 such as: Play it safe; Stay calm; Avoid 
eye contact; Obey robber's instructions; Do not 
surprise robber with sudden moves.
7.  a) The longer the robbery takes, the more ner -
vous the robber will get.  
  b) Think that there is a weapon even if you can -
not see one.
7.  8. a) Do not chase the robber.
  b) Vehicle used and direction of travel.
  c) Keep workers and customers out of the area 
and protect any areas that may contain robber's 
fingerprints.
  d) Lock the store if possible.
  e) Police prefer to question witnesses separately 
in order to find out valuable details and correct 
story of the robbery.
9.  a) Cash register full of money.  
  b) Type of safe that allows a worker to place 
money into it, but not take out money.
  c) Supervisor.
10.  a) Store, parking lot..  
  b) Registers that people outside the store can 
see.
11.  Cause alarm to sound; turn on all lights and call 
police; take round-the-clock videos of store.
12.  Fake it — video camera be purchased to install  near the ceiling to give illusion of surveillance.
13.  Have use two or more workers to work together 
in the store.
14.  Think seriously about changing jobs.
15.  Mark store's doorways with height markings; 
Clean counters; keep counters, glass doors, and 
bar that opens door clean to produce clear set of 
fingerprints.
16.  a) Supervisors and workers should meet to dis -
cuss robbery prevention and what workers are 
to do if a robbery occurs.  
17.  Extra credit activity.
Shoplifting & Robbery At Work
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