Official Welcome to The Shulman Center Blog
This entry was posted on 1/21/2007 8:04 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
Welcome to The Shulman Center Blog. We started a previous blog in September 2005 but are publicizing this blog address on our websites soon and expect a more active forum.
The Shulman Center Blog is dedicated to the discussion of three main topics: compulsive shoplifting, compulsive employee theft, and compulsive shopping/spending.
This blog is primarily intended to assist in assessing and offering treatment alternatives for these growing problems; however, it is also an open forum for respectful debate and discussion of theory and of current or past events relevant to these topics. Personal experiences with this issues--either first or secondhand--are especially welcome here.
According to the National Association of Shoplifting Prevention, 1 out of 11 (25 Million) Americans shoplift and 90% of Americans have shoplifted at least once. The FBI calls employee theft "the fastest growing crime in America" and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 75% of employees steal from the workplace and most do so repeatedly. Finally, a recent study out of Stanford University states that "compulsive shopping" disorder affects nearly 6% (17%) of Americans (men and women about equally).
Despite these pervasive problems, we have had little room for thoughtful discussion and insight that might help individuals, families, communities, and society at large. The Shulman Center Blog is an attempt to expand on this.
Welcome!
