
Shoplifting has 'outsized impact' on national debate about crime and social order, college professor argues
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Researchers suggested that concerns over ongoing retail thefts in local stores have been exaggerated to push political agendas against justice reform programs.
"Historically, shoplifting has always had this outsized impact on public discourse," Vitale said. Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
He added, "We see examples on video of behaving badly and it gets invested with all this extra meaning about the collapse of social order."
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