Does shoplifting lead to prison ??

[buck]

Is shoplifting a felony?

It depends on frequency, amount taken and what state you live in.

[Cyclone]

It depends on frequency, amount taken and what state you live in.

 

I meant in California, as per the previous comment about three strikes. It is only three strikes for felonies right?

[paranoya]

tell them to do an armed robbery a couple of murders and do a moonie at the judge . they should get a rehabilitation holiday and a furnished flat

[thatsme]

Shoplifting will lead to custody eventually, no doubt about that, but not untill every effort to address the offending has been tried and failed. There is no giudeline to suggest an £80 pound fine for offences upto £100 or any other amount for that matter, fines are usually set at the level of the offenders ability to pay i.e. a high earner will be fined more than a low earner or anyone on JSA. A vast amount of shop theft will somewhere along the line include drug crime, usually selling stolen goods to get money for the next deal. So when someone appears in court for shop theft there are usually other issues to be dealt with, DRO's (drug rehabilitation orders ) could be considered with a view to try to stop drug use therefore reducing the need to shoplift, believe it or not it does occasionally work

[gnvqsos]

tell them to do an armed robbery a couple of murders and do a moonie at the judge . they should get a rehabilitation holiday and a furnished flat

 

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