Discuss the issue of false imprisonment and a business right

Discuss the issue of “false imprisonment” and a business’ right to detain individuals suspected of shoplifting. Also discuss measures a business can take to protect itself against a claim of false imprisonment.

Solution

False imprisonment involves intentionally restricting another person`s freedom of movement, when it comes to shoplifting there is a legal basis to perfom the false imprisonment.

If the security officers determinated you look suspecious inside a store they can dan detention your for a resonable amount of time if there is a reasonable suspicion

Business can protect itself by having cameras monitoring the store, security guards at key points like entrance of extis or emergency exits, they can also have security dresse as regular shoppers so that people who are shoplifting commite the crime and have a witness. Business need to have reasonable groudnds to believe that the detainee is guilty of shoplifting