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Word: assaf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...store thefts, while 30% is done by outside shoplifters. The urge to steal from stores cuts across class lines, seducing almost everyone from bored housewives to lawyers. The typical offender is the run-of-the-aisle customer who steals one or two items. Says Sensormatic President Ronald Assaf: "They're the ones who cause the real problems." Teen-agers and members of minority groups do their share of filching too, but not as much as had been thought. Says Assaf: "Not many teens shop in places where they could lift a $125 scarf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Light Fingers | 12/31/1984 | See Source »

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