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What You Might Learn from a Theft Class

Written on January 28, 2012 by Sean Miller

Filed Under: Anything, General, Marketing, Online, Psychology

As a counselor for an online theft class I am often asked what someone might get out of taking a theft or shoplifting class. People generally think the only thing you learn in a heft class is to be beaten over the head that you should not steal. That is not the case.

Can you guess the reason why 99% of the students take my class? If you guessed to better educate themselves about the dangers of shoplifting you would be incorrect. Of course most people take stop theft classes because it has been court-ordered.

The courts mandate theft classes so that people who have had at least one theft-related incident can better learn from past mistakes and keep from stealing again in the future.

In a typical 8-hour course you will take an introspective look at your motivations. Why have you been stealing? The course will help you determine what triggers your impulse to steal.

The goal of the impulse control petty theft class is not only to make the student self-aware of why he steals, but gives practical lessons on how to deal with these emotional triggers so they do not recur.