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Youth
Educational Shoplifting Program (YES)
As a sanction for our Teen Court program as well as
direct referrals from law enforcement and municipal courts we offer the YES
program for juvenile shoplifters. The course consists of 5-6 hours of "offense-specific" education with audio CD’s and workbook that are for the
juvenile to keep after completion of the program. The educational topics
include, how shoplifting affects the lives of real people (not just stores), the
law and its consequences, security technology used in stores, how much they risk
for a small reward, how their personal and social pressures can trigger a
shoplifting incident, that shoplifting can become addictive, and how to stop
shoplifting now and for the rest of their lives. Recidivism rates are reported
between 1.3% and 2.7% nationally, with juveniles giving the YES Program an
average grade of 95% regarding its usefulness to them. http://www.shopliftingprevention.org.
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