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substantial purchases.

By MICHAEL BECKER

News Reporter

But for many people, modern

5
. *TIS THE season to make A North Vancouver woman,
whose local shoplifting binge

lusted almost a year before she was
caught with the goods, is one of
the many to benefit from the pro-
gram.

“T would take stuff for the heck

shopping can be a nightmare. of it, When IU did it f thought, ‘1
The Vancouver-based Elizabeth can't believe it’s so easy to pick up

Fry Society sees approximately 300 — stuff,’’’ she said.

people a year through its Shoplift- She got caught October, 1986

ers Counselling Program. - walking out of a local department
“Our mandate is to work with store with some stolen clothing.

people in conflict with the law,’* “Getting caught is about the

said program director Wilma Dix-
on.

The Shoplifters Counselling
Program, initiated in 1972, is
jointly funded by the Attorney
General Vancouver corrections
branch, the United Way and a
client fee for service where ap-
plicable.

People can connect with the
program: through referral by the
health and medical community,
self referral, court sentencing or
referral by police or store security.
The program is free with referral
from a corrections branch proba-
tion officer.

worst feeting you could imagine in
your life. | was walking out of the
store when two store detectives
came up behind me and grabbed
me by the arm. I really felt like a
criminal,’’ she said. ‘‘They take
you into an office and fire ques-
tions at you. They don’t believe
any of your answers because you
just stole some stuff."

The charges were dropped for
her first offence. The store security
staff and the judge recommended
she attend the society’s shoplifting
program.

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WILMA OFXON, director of the Elizabeth Fry Society Shoplifters Counsetling Program, interviews a client at
her office. The program provides personalized counselling to people charged with or facing charges of theft,
fraud, false pretence and summary conviction offences in cases where the criminal act is deemed symptomatic

of personal or emotional problems.

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