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An Online Shoplifting Class
This is a 4 or 8 hour theft / shoplifting class for adults or juveniles who:
a) have been ordered to complete a theft or shoplifting class
b) have had a school related theft incident and need to complete a theft class
c) are being referred by a juvenile department or diversion program (i.e., teen/peer court)
d) have a concerned parent wanting their child to experience a consequence AND learn.
About our Theft / Shoplifting Classes:
A 4 or 8 hour shoplifting education class designed for people who have been referred to a theft / shoplifting education class by a Court or Judge, by their school, by a probation officer, or by a teen, youth or peer court.
This is a 100% completely online theft / shoplifting education class that is 100% self-paced. Our theft awareness classes are offered by the reputable Offender Solutions® series of online classes and was developed by experts. It is a 4 or 8 hour shoplifting / theft education class and can be taken on your timelines in the comfort of your own home. 
Or, instead of taking the online theft class, take it by mail with our workbook. class.
To Our Referral Sources
We understand that you have choices when it comes to referring your clients to programs. With that said we are confident that we offer a superior program. If you are currently utilizing another theft or shoplifting awareness program we encourage you to take the time to view their program as well as ours and simply compare.
Offender Solutions® prides itself not only on the customer support that we provide for the students that complete our theft / shoplifting classes but also to you as the person referring. You can contact Offender Solutions® seven days a week by phone or email to request a status update on a client or verify authenticity of a Completion Certificate.
As one professional to another we want to assure you that we understand how important it is to make our theft education class user friendly for you and our students. As we suspect the case is with you, our hope is to help be a part of helping our clients become more productive, less stressed, and problem/crime free citizens. Our online theft / shoplifting education class is designed to be one small part of the often bigger task you have but can be a key player when it comes to helping the student make significantly better choices in their life.
Tracking - With our learning management system we can quickly and easily track and report on a students' performance, progress and theft / shoplifting class completion. You can call us to monitor your students' shoplifting awareness class enrollment and progress.
Affordable - Our prices are clearly among the lowest in our field. We fully understand the financial barrier many people have and maintain the notion that it is unethical to charge exorbitant fees. Further, if you use shoplifting class regularly we can offer your organization ongoing group discount codes or a low annual fee, (just ask.)
Quality - With the Offender Solutions® quality reputation you can rest assured that our online theft / shoplifting education class, utilizes best practices, evidence based principles and a cognitive restructuring approach. Further, our theft classes are only developed by experts in their field. Our theft class curriculum was developed through the author of The Psychology of Stealing (Steve Houseworth, MA).
Offender Solutions® Referrals
Appropriate referrals to our theft / shoplifting class?
Who is appropriate to refer to an Offender Solutions® class? Of course you can refer any person you would like. However, as a guideline, we suggest you think of Offender Solutions® for offenders who are "average", typical or first time offenders. As you well know, we are more likely to be successful with the less hardened, serious or chronic offenders. (Though we actually like working with the high risk and/or chronic offender.) We try to make all of our materials readable at the 5th grade level.
Making a shoplifting / theft class referral?
This is a subject we know something about. With our experience in the field of parole and probation we know that making a referral is all too often more work than is necessary. We promise to make it easy.
You can download our online class referral form. Simply download the referral form, print, cut and hand it to the offender. 
Easy enough?
Confirming Client Completion
- When the student completes our theft / shopliftingl class they are issued a Completion Certificate to present to you.
- Feel free to contact Offender Solutions® to confirm a client's status.
- Ask Offender Solutions® to send a Certificate of Completion directly to you, (mail, email or FAX). Our Certificates of Completion are extremely difficult to duplicate. For additional security, if we mal it to you, it is always embossed with our logo.
- Offender Solutions® asks a security question and obtains an answer to validate client identity and, at random times contacts the clients to confirm the security answer.
Implementing Evidence Based Practices
Evidence Based Juvenile Programs
What doesn't work? : Edward Latessa, Ph.D. Center for Criminal Justice Research says, "Most researchers who study correctional interventions have concluded without some form of human intervention or services there is unlikely to be much effect on recidivism from punishment alone." Further, "Not a single reviewer of studies of the effects of official punishment alone (custody, mandatory arrests, increased surveillance, etc.) has found consistent evidence of reduced recidivism."
Using research and evidence based interventions is essential, not only to demonstrate the effectiveness of our programs but also, ethically. Our position is that we have a mission critical responsibility to provide the best, evidence based theft / shoplifting education services possible.
What does work?: The research community and virtually all of the relevant journals, overwhelming demonstrate the Offender Solutions® curricula which:
a) uses education and,
b) follows a cognitive restructuring or cognitive behavior modification model, will provide statistically significant change (results).
Simply stated, Offender Solutions® maintains a fundamental belief that all clients must be treated respectfully and are seeking a better life. Our approach is to help them assess their own attitudes, values and beliefs. The research indicates that the Offender Solutions® cognitive model develops an awareness that results in an attitude change and subsequent pro-social beliefs and behaviors. The data also shows that these changes occur across male and female, juvenile and adult and among low, medium and high risk offenders.
Offender Solutions®, as an agency, has a research, criminal justice, education and counseling psychology background. All staff are supervised by a Masters level Counseling Psychologist. We are comprised of staff and consultants from a variety of disciplines including parole, probation, psychology, social work, counseling, corrections, and a research analyst.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Tell me about getting started with the shoplifting class.
It really is pretty simple. The first thing you do is get registered so you can take your online shoplifting class - it's free to register. Try not to register more than one time, you will likely lose track of your usernames and passwords and need to call our help center.
When you register you will be asked to input your email address. This becomes important because after you register for the shoplifting class you will be sent an auto generated email confirming your registration. If you don't get an email right away we suggest you check your spam or junk-mail to see if it is there. You will also be asked for the email address of the person who referred you to our shoplifting class (If you have it). It is usually worth taking the time to get that person's email address because that person is sent a confirmation that you got registered for the shoplifting class and again when you complete your shoplifting class.
Pick your class, click on the PayPal/Credit Card icon to pay for your shoplifting class and you are ready to go.
Are there added costs or other things to buy?
The Offender Solutions® Online Shoplifting Class is 100% online. There are no additional items to buy and there are no added costs.
Will the Offender Solutions® Online Shoplifting Class be accepted by the person who referred me to a shoplifting / theft awareness class?
Offender Solutions® is a nationwide premier provider of online shoplifting classes and has been accepted in every state in the country. That said, there is no national standard for shoplifting classes and any judge, probation officer, school, teen/peer court or employer can accept any shoplifting class or reject it. We do offer a money back guarantee (be sure to read the details) if our online shoplifting class is not accepted.
Can I really take my shoplifting class anytime - day or night?
That's right! You can take your shoplifting awareness class anytime, day or night, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You also only need to work on your shoplifting class for as long as you want to. Stop and start when you want - the system will remember where you last ended your theft class.
Are your shoplifting class exams difficult to pass?
Our exams do have fairly high standards. If you want to be sure to successfully complete any one chapter in your online shoplifting class you will very likely pass the exam if you simply read the material in that chapter. The only people who report our shoplifting class exams to be problematic are the people who tried "skimming" without learning. Our exams are typically reported to be easy after the person actually reads the chapter.
What if I need help, have a problem or need support?
Support for our shoplifting class is very important to Offender Solutions®. We offer email support seven days a week 15 hours a day. We provide phone support 10 hours a day on weekdays are often available by phone on weekends. You can email support@offendersolutions.com and you will typically get a response in 1 hour or less.
How do I get my shoplifting class completion certificate?
After you have completed your shoplifting class a Completion Certificate is immediately made available to you. If you want Offender Solutions® to mail or email you a certificate, just ask - no added fee. Mailed shoplifting class Completion Certificates are embossed and can be sent directly to the person who referred you to our shoplifting class.
