Course Description

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    • Court Accepted 4 Hour Anti-Theft and Shoplifting Education Class
    • Theft Awareness Program (TAP Online)
    • 4 Hour Theft Awareness Program / 4 Hour Theft Abatement Program
    • Guaranteed Court Acceptance
    • Theft Abatement Program
    • 100% Online
    • Fast, Easy
    • Free Certificate
    • Instant Certificate
    • 24/7 -- Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop or Desktop

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If you were asked to take one of the following classes, you're in the right place!

  • Retail Theft Class
  • Petty Theft Class
  • Petit Theft Class
  • Adult Theft Class
  • Anti-shoplifting Class
  • Anti-theft Class
  • Consumer Awareness Class
  • Impulse Control
  • Impulse Control Class for Theft
  • Juvenile Theft Class
  • Petit Theft Class
  • Petty Theft Class
  • Retail Theft Class
  • Shoplifting Awareness Class
  • Shoplifting Class
  • Shoplifting Education Class
  • Shoplifting Prevention Class
  • Shoplifting and Theft Awareness Class
  • Stealing Awareness Class
  • Theft Abatement Course
  • Theft Awareness Program (TAP)
  • Theft Class
  • Theft Education Class
  • Theft Prevention Class
  • TAP Online (Theft Awareness Program Online)

National Theft School Online

National Theft School is the original online theft course provider. Accepted in courts, our counselors have dedicated themselves to staying abreast of the most recent research in theft prevention.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Welcome to Your 4 Hour Anti-Theft & Shoplifting Class Online

    • Introduction

    • Contact Us
  • 2

    Unit One: Types of Theft

    • Types of Theft

    • What is Stealing?

    • What is Theft?

    • What is Shoplifting?

    • Shoplifting

    • Common Shoplifting Myths

    • What is Embezzlement?

    • Larceny

    • What is Theft by Check?
  • 3

    Unit Two: Who Shoplifts and Why?

    • Profile of Shoplifters

    • Who Shoplifts?

    • Thrill Seekers

    • Compulsive Shoplifters

    • Addicts

    • Impoverished People

    • Resources for Impoverished People

    • Kleptomaniacs

    • Forgetful People

    • Professional Shoplifters

    • Professional vs. Non-Professional Shoplifters

    • Non-Professional Shoplifters

    • Why Do People Steal?

    • Something for Free

    • Shoplifters & Something for Free

    • Justification

    • Teen Shoplifters

    • Reasons People Shoplift

    • Amateur Shoplifters

    • The "High" and Addiction

    • Is It Really A Problem?

    • Offenders' Perpsective

    • Addiction

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 4

    Unit Three: Who Commits Serious Fraud and Why?

    • Serious Theft Offenses

    • Justification of Crime

    • "There Is No Victim."

    • There Is Always A Victim!

    • "It's Not My Fault."

    • It IS Your Responsibility!

    • "I Was Helping People."

    • No, You Were Hurting Others

    • How They Spend Their Money

    • Gender Differences

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 5

    Unit Four: Costs of Shoplifting and Theft to Victims, Businesses & Organizations

    • Retail Loss Facts

    • Costs to Businesses

    • Retail Loss

    • Retail and Shoplifting Prevention

    • Cycle of Problems

    • Cost of Merchandise

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 6

    Unit Five: Costs of Theft & Shoplifting To The Community & Economy

    • Does Theft Impact Everyone?

    • Effects On The Community

    • Impact On The Community

    • It Takes A Village

    • Effects On The Community

    • Duty Not To Harm Others

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 7

    Unit Six: Costs of Theft & Shoplifting To The Offender

    • Costs of Theft & Shoplifting

    • It Costs to Steal

    • Emotional

    • Relationship Costs

    • Career / Employment Costs

    • Legal Costs

    • Costs To Your Self Esteem

    • Embarassment

    • Loss of Trust

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 8

    Unit Seven: Interesting Facts

    • Religious Attendance
  • 9

    Unit Eight: Shoplifting & Teens

    • Teen Shoplifting Facts

    • Shoplifting To Cope In Teens

    • Penalties For Teens Who Shoplift

    • Cry For Help

    • Teen Consequences
  • 10

    Unit Nine: Legal Consequences

    • Are Shoplifting Laws The Same?

    • Stores & Shoplifting Laws

    • Shoplifting Without Shoplifting

    • Misdemeanor or Felony

    • Charges

    • First Time Shoplifters
  • 11

    Unit Ten: Controlling Your Impulses

    • Impulse Control Issues

    • Medications

    • Psychotherapy

    • Relapses

    • Kleptomania vs Shoplifting

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 12

    Unit Eleven: Your Health & Stealing

    • Stress & Stressors

    • Stress & Health

    • Stress Related Illnesses

    • Stress and Theft

    • Handling Stress

    • Stressors

    • Stress Can Be Positive

    • Stress Vs Stressed Out

    • Managing Stress

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry
  • 13

    Unit Twelve: TIme For A Change

    • Ready For A Change

    • Accepting Responsibility

    • Journal Entry

    • Journal Break

    • Next Step

    • Thrill Seekers

    • Impoverished People

    • Addicts

    • Kleptomaniacs

    • Forgetful People

    • Professional Thieves

    • Addictive Compulsive Shoplifters

    • Journal Break

    • Journal Entry

    • You're Almost There!
  • 14

    Discussion Questions

    • Discussion Questions

    • Plan for Change