New Face Recognition Data on Shoplifting Reveals Extent of Organized Retail Crime
An analysis of biometric data from FaceFirst, a leading retail facial recognition provider, revealed that repeat shoplifters are more organized and aggressive than previously known, striking the same retailer multiple times across several locations. In a shoplifting recidivism study of biometric data spanning a six-month period, FaceFirst found that 60 percent of known shoplifters were detected entering at least two separate locations of the same retail chain, while 20 percen