In a bid to reduce shoplifting cases, our favorite Japanese police department has decided to conduct a survey with 2,000 shoplifting suspects concerning their motives and whether they premeditated the crime.

The police department believes that finding out more about the living conditions and the mental state of such suspects could help prevent further escalation of shoplifting crimes.

Police will collect information based on questioning for about two months from later this month, covering 30 survey items including the suspect’s occupational status and whether they are on welfare. The survey items also include why the suspects chose a particular shop and if there was something that could have prevented them from carrying out the crime.

Source: JapanToday

I thought the suvey results would be pretty similar – I was broke but I really wanted that item, so I stole it from the shop. What a waste of taxpayers money, I could have told them that. ^^