WHY USUALLY HONEST PEOPLE SHOPLIFT OR COMMIT OTHER ACTS OF THEFT... and how to stop this self-destructive behavior!

Psychologist Dr. Will Cupchik,

author of WHY HONEST PEOPLE SHOPLIFT OR COMMIT OTHER ACTS OF THEFT,

Head of the Atypical Theft Offender Intensive Intervention Program, and

member, American Psychological Association, since 1980

Detailed information re Four-Day Intensive Intervention Program led by Dr. Cupchik

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The Cupchik Theft Offender Spectrum

The following items, in Tables A and B, derived from the Cupchik Theft Offender Spectrum*(Version 4) can assist in distinguishing Atypical Theft Offenders from the more common Typical Theft Offenders. (The full version of the Spectrum may provide a more accurate differentiation.)

The more items the theft offender could respond to truthfully in the affirmative in Table A, and in the negative in Table B, the more likely it is that he or she would be a suitable candidate for The Atypical Theft Offender Intervention Program, and the more likely it is that the book, Why Honest People Shoplift Or Commit Other Acts Of Theft, Revised Online Edition, available for downloading elsewhere on this web site, would be helpful in dealing with the case in question.

TABLE A	Yes	No
Did the theft offender steal in such an obvious fashion as if to purposefully get caught?
Was the theft offender under an unusual or extreme amount of stress at the time of the offense?
Does the offender appear to be experiencing profound shame in regard to having committed the act (as opposed to having such feelings because he or she was caught)?
Was the theft offender anticipating (or actually) experiencing any major personally meaningful losses just prior to the offense?
Was the theft offender experiencing marked resentment or anger towards his or her ‘intimate other’ at about the time of the offense?
Was the monetary value of what was stolen very small compared to the individual’s readily available financial resources?
Was cancer or any other major illness an issue either for the theft offender or a ‘significant other’ at about the time of the offense?
Did the theft offender experience any major or unusual losses while a child?
Does the theft offender feel ‘out of control’ in regard to stopping the theft behavior?
TOTAL FOR TABLE Aà	___	___

TABLE ‘B’	Yes	No
Was what was stolen desirable to the offender?
Was what was stolen needed by the offender?
Was greed a factor in the theft?
Was the theft planned?
Was the item used by the offender, his or her family and/or friends or acquaintances?
Was a weapon or threat used in the commission of the offense?
Has the theft offender previously been convicted of any other kinds of crimes or illegal actions (Driving Under Influence, etc..)?
Was the item later sold by the theft offender?
TOTAL FOR TABLE B à	___	___

Interpreting the scoring:

The greater the number of: ‘Yes’ responses from Table A and ‘No’ responses from Table B, the greater the likelihood that the theft offender is an Atypical or Mixed-Type of theft offender, and therefore a suitable candidate for the Atypical Theft Offender Intervention Program.

Occasionally even some Typical Theft Offenders reach a point in their lives that they, also, genuinely want to cease their theft behavior, but have very great difficulty doing so. At that point they also may become suitable candidates for Dr. Cupchik's Atypical Theft Offender Intervention Program.

Regardless of how the individual responds to the items in the above tables, all prospective participants in the Atypical Theft Offender Intervention Program should:

(a) be highly motivated to uncover the reasons for, and to cease their theft behavior, and

(b) be willing to become genuinely involved in the clinical assessment and/or treatment processes.

Who May Make Referrals? Criminal lawyers, crown attorneys, judges, probation and parole officers, service organizations dealing with theft offenders, as well as other clinicians and family physicians may refer prospective clients to the program. Self-referrals are also considered.

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The Cupchik Theft Offender Questionnaire Practice Information Bulletin Two Articles of Potential Interest to Professions and Laypersons

The misuse of Major Anti-depressants for cases of 'Kleptomania'

DR. CUPCHIK'S RESUME

Contact Information

Dr Will Cupchik, Head, Atypical Theft Offender Intensive Intervention Program

Telephone: 416-928-2262
FAX: 416-489-8882

Postal address: 250 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite G-3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1R6

Electronic mail: Webmaster: wcupchik@aol.com

Yes

No

TABLE ‘B’

No

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Send mail to wcupchik@aol.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2007 Dr. Will Cupchik
Last modified: October 15, 2007