Crime against business totals an estimated $90 billion a year, most of which is due to employee theft and other forms of misconduct. Faced with this problem, corporations have instituted defensive prevention and self-help strategies to combat crime in the workplace. Little research has focused specifically on the types and nature of the programs developed by corporations to prevent employee crime. This article discusses research on what businesses are doing to prevent employee theft and, to the extent possible, it also assesses the effectiveness of these strategies.
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