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SURNAMES AND
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LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ,
MICHAEL
RUEDA DAVALOS,
ALEXANDER
ALARCON SILVA,
IVAN
SALCEDO PEA,
MARIA MERCEDES
VASQUEZ ALARCON,
JUNIOR EULER

2016

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DEDICATION:
We dedicate this work to our parents, friends and
our English teacher who always strive to give us
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INDEX
SHOPLIFTING .................................................................................................... 4
DEFINITION ............................................................................................. 4
HISTORY ................................................................................................. 5
PLACES (DIFFERENCES BY GEOGRAPHY) ......................................... 6
CASES ..................................................................................................... 6
PICTURES ............................................................................................... 7
CHARACTERS ................................................................................................... 9
CONVERSATION ............................................................................................. 10

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SHOPLIFTING
DEFINITION
Shoplifting (also known in slang as boosting and five-finger discount) is a popular
term used for the unnoticed theft of goods from an open retail establishment.
Shoplifting typically involves a person concealing a store item on their person, in
pockets or under clothes (or in a bag, baby stroller, etc.) and leaving the store
without paying for it. With clothing, shoplifters may put on items from the store
and leave the store wearing the clothes. The terms "shoplifting" and "shoplifter"
are not usually defined in law. The crime of shoplifting generally falls under the
legal classification of larceny. Shoplifting is distinct from burglary (theft by
breaking into a closed store), robbery (stealing by threatening or engaging in
violent behavior) or armed robbery (stealing by using a weapon). In the retail
industry, the word shrinkage or shrink can be used to refer to merchandise lost
by shoplifting, but the word also includes loss by other means, such as waste and
theft by store employees.
Shoplifters range from amateurs acting on impulse to career criminals who
habitually engage in shoplifting as a form of income. Career criminals may use
several individuals to shoplift, with some participants distracting store employees
while another participant steals items. Amateurs typically steal products for
personal use, while career criminals generally steal items to resell them in the
underground economy. Other forms of shoplifting include swapping price labels
of different items, return fraud or eating a grocery store's food without paying for
it. Commonly shoplifted items are those with a high price in proportion to their
size, such as disposable razor blades, vitamins, alcoholic beverages and
cigarettes. Retailers have reported that 0.6% of their inventory is lost to
shoplifting.
Stores use a number of strategies to reduce shoplifting, including storing small,
expensive items in locked glass cases; chaining or otherwise attaching items to
shelves or clothes racks (particularly expensive items); attaching magnetic or
radio sensors or dyepacks to items; installing curved mirrors mounted above
shelves or video cameras and video monitors, hiring plainclothes "store
detectives" and security guards, and banning the bringing in of backpacks or
other bags. Some stores have security guards at the exit, who search backpacks
and bags and check receipts. Stores also combat shoplifting by training
employees how to detect potential shoplifters.

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HISTORY
Shoplifting, originally called "lifting," is as old as shopping. The first documented
shoplifting started to take place in 16th-century London, and was carried out by
groups of men called lifters. In 1591, playwright Robert Greene published a
pamphlet titled The Second Part of Cony Catching, in which he described how
three men could conspire to shoplift clothes and fabric from London merchants.
When it was first documented, shoplifting was characterized as an underworld
practice: shoplifters were also con artists, pickpockets, pimps, or prostitutes.
In the late 17th century, London shopkeepers began to display goods in ways
designed to attract shoppers, such as in window displays and glass cases. This
made the goods more accessible for shoppers to handle and examine, which
historians say led to an acceleration of shoplifting.
The word shoplift (then, shop-lift) first appeared at the end of the 17th century in
books like The Ladies Dictionary, which, as well as describing shoplifting,
provided tips on losing weight and styling hair. Female shoplifters of this period
were also called "Amazons" or "roaring girls." Notorious female shoplifters in
London included Mary Frith, the pickpocket and fence also known as Moll
Cutpurse, prostitute and pickpocket Moll King, Sarah McCabe whose shoplifting
career spanned twenty years, and Maria Carlston (also known as Mary Blacke),
whose life was documented by diarist Samuel Pepys, who was eventually
executed for theft, and who for years shoplifted clothing and household linens in
London with one or more female accomplices.
In 1699, the English Parliament passed The Shoplifting Act, part of the Bloody
Code that punished petty crimes with death. People convicted of shoplifting items
worth more than five shillings would be hanged in London's Tyburn Tree (known
as the "Tyburn jig") with crowds of thousands watching, or would be transported
to the North American colonies or to Botany Bay in Australia. Some merchants
found The Shoplifting Act overly severe, jurors often deliberately under-valued
the cost of items stolen so convicted shoplifters would escape death, and
reformist lawyers advocated for the Act's repeal, but The Shoplifting Act was
supported by powerful people such as Lord Ellenborough, who characterized
penal transportation as "a summer airing to a milder climate" and the archbishop
of Canterbury, who believed that strong punishment was necessary to prevent a
dramatic increase in crime. As England began to embrace Enlightenment ideas
about crime and punishment in the 18th century, opposition to the Bloody Code
began to grow. The last English execution for shoplifting was carried out in 1822,
and in 1832 the House of Lords reclassified shoplifting as a non-capital crime.

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By the early 19th century, shoplifting was believed to be primarily a female

activity,[2] and doctors began to redefine some shoplifting as what Swiss doctor
Andr Matthey had then newly christened "klopemania" (kleptomania), from the
Greek words "kleptein" (stealing) and "mania" (insanity). Kleptomania was
primarily attributed to wealthy and middle-class women, and in 1896 was
criticized by anarchist Emma Goldman as a way for the rich to excuse their own
class from punishment, while continuing to punish the poor for the same acts.
In the 1960s, shoplifting began to be redefined again, this time as a political act.
In his 1970 book Do It: Scenarios of the Revolution, American activist Jerry Rubin
wrote "All money represents theft...shoplifting gets you high. Don't buy. Steal,"
and in The Anarchist Cookbook, published in 1971, American author William
Powell offered tips for how to shoplift. In his 1971 book Steal This Book, American
activist Abbie Hoffman offered tips on how to shoplift and argued that shoplifting
is anti-corporate. In her book The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting, social
historian Rachel Shteir described how shoplifting from companies you dislike is
considered by some activist groups, such as some freegans, decentralized
anarchist collective CrimethInc, the Spanish anarchist collective Yomango and
the Canadian magazine Adbusters, to be a morally defensible act of corporate
sabotage.

PLACES (DIFFERENCES BY GEOGRAPHY)

Researches say that around the world, in countries including the United States,
Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Japan and India, people tend to
shoplift the same types of items, and frequently even the same brands.[34]
But there are also differences in shoplifting among different countries that reflect
those countries' general consumption habits and preferences. In Milan, saffron,
an expensive component of risotto alla Milanese, is frequently shoplifted, and
throughout Italy, parmigiano reggiano is often stolen from supermarkets. In
Spain, jamn ibrico is a frequent target. In France the anise-flavoured liqueur
ricard is frequently stolen, and in Japan, experts believe that manga comics,
electronic games and whisky are most frequently stolen. Bookstores and
magazine sellers in Japan have also complained about what they call "digital
shoplifting," which refers to the photographing of material in-store for later
reading. Packed cheese has been the most frequently shoplifted item in Norway,
with thieves selling it afterwards to pizza parlours and fast food restaurants.

CASES
In 1897, accused murderer Lizzie Borden again received media attention when
she was accused of shoplifting.

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In 1937, French writer and political activist Jean Genet was arrested in Paris for
shoplifting a dozen handkerchiefs from the department store Samaritaine. Genet
frequently stole from shops throughout his life, including alcohol, bolts of linen,
books and suits.
In 1966, Hedy Lamarr was arrested for shoplifting in Los Angeles. The charges
were eventually dropped. In 1991, she was arrested on the same charge in
Florida, this time for $21.48 worth of laxatives and eye drops. She pleaded "no
contest" to avoid a court appearance, and in return for a promise to refrain from
breaking any laws for a year, the charges were once again dropped.
In 1980, Lady Isobel Barnett, British radio and television personality, was found
guilty of shoplifting and committed suicide four days later.
In 2001, actress Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue
department store in Beverly Hills, California. Ryder was eventually convicted of
misdemeanor theft and vandalism and became eligible for expungement of the
conviction after finishing probation in 2005. Ryder was originally convicted by a
jury of felony larceny/vandalism and was sentenced in a nationally televised
California Superior Court proceeding in December 2002.
In August 2010, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's daughter Caroline
was arrested for stealing five beauty items worth about $100 from a Sephora
store in Manhattan. She was later offered a dismissal in return for a day of
community service and six months without a further offense.

PICTURES

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CHARACTERS

N: Storyteller (Narrador)

V: Saleswoman (Vendedora)

L: Shoplifter (Ladrn de tiendas)

P1: Police 1 (Polica 1)

P2: Police 2 (Polica 2)

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CONVERSATION
N: A man came to buy a liquor store in the ravine district at 11:00 p.m.
N: The saleswoman did not suspect what was about to happen
V: Good evening, you want
L: Hello, give me a pack of mint-flavored cigars
V: Right away
L: Thanks
N: The saleswoman goes to bring the requested, while the assailant makes a
mysterious call
L: I'm here on the spot, come pick me up the girl is alone
N: That's where the saleswoman arrives
V: Here is a gentleman, they are S /. 5
L: Okay, listen to me open the safe and give me everything there is
V: Do not hurt me
N: Cleverly activates an alarm that is under the counter
V: Do not hurt me
L: Give me the money.
N: After 1 minute of tension, 2 policemen enter through the door
P1: Move away from the counter and pull the knife
P2: Obey
L: What if I do not?
P1: Do not make your situation worse
P2: Release the knife

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P1: Okay
P2: Go, I'll cover you
(The delinquent tries to attack the policeman, but this reduces it)
L: Okay, I give up.
P2: Pay for all your crimes
V: Thank you, friends.
P2: Do not worry we are to protect them
P1: It's good that we were patrolling near here
P2: That's right
N: The thief was taken to the police station and later imprisoned for the crime
committed.
The End

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