This collection consists of 15 articles dealing with retail security. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Retail Security--an Introduction," by Andrew J. Thacker and Linda Cressman; "Systematic Planning and Retail Security," by Linda T. Thomas; "Identifying Potentially Dishonest Employees," by James E. Thomas; "Methods of Employee Theft," by C. Carolyn Troegar; "Cashier Theft," by James E. Thomas; "Vendor Theft," by James Izzo and George Crawley; "Surveillance, Apprehension, and Interviewing Shoplifters," by James E. Thomas; "Shoplifting Methods," by Leonard Roberts; "Security Hardware," by Steve Caton and Andrew J. Thacker; "Stock Shortage and Control," by Carolyn Troegar; "Retail Safety," by Katherine Winters; "Computer Fraud," by Andrew J. Thacker and Debra Southward; "Check Fraud and Credit Card Fraud," by Leonard Roberts; "Armed Robbery and Burglary," by Sondra Dudenhefer; and "Drug Abuse and Security," by Jason D. Baron, M.D. and James E. Thomas. A series of review questions follows each article. (MN)