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National Association for Shoplifting Prevention Inc
Huntington Station, NY · EIN 223010584 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M) · shopliftingprevention.org
revenue
$527K
expenses
$410K
net assets
$60K
employees
5
program ratio
97%
mission · from form 990

Rehabilitation services to shoplifters

profile · synthesized from sources

The National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP) is a nonprofit organization focused on reducing shoplifting through education and rehabilitation programs for offenders. It works with criminal justice systems, retailers, and communities to implement evidence-based interventions that address the root causes of shoplifting. NASP offers court-referred theft education courses for adults and juveniles and supports recidivism reduction with a nationally documented rate below 3%.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Action Initiatives
Custom community-based programs that unite retailers, law enforcement, and criminal justice to create uniform responses to shoplifting and reduce recidivism
National Shoplifting Prevention Coalition (NSPC)
A retail industry collaboration leveraging collective action to shift toward education-based interventions and reduce recidivism
Theft Education Programs & Support Services
Online theft courses for adults and juveniles required by courts or probation; includes self-help and support services for individuals seeking help with shoplifting behavior
Workplace Integrity Project
Education-based alternatives for addressing internal theft and dishonesty within retail workplaces
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Community Safety Patrols & Security Support 1 activity
    • Advocate for collaborative solutions to retail theft in public and government forums
      Represents retailer and community interests in policy discussions, promotes collaborative prevention models, and identifies program options to reduce retail crime through systemic change.
  • Law Enforcement-Community Relations Programs 1 activity
    • Support stakeholder engagement through Community Coordinators
      Deploys Community Coordinators to facilitate engagement among justice system actors, retailers, and community stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and sustainability of shoplifting prevention programs.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Conduct research on shoplifting prevalence, impacts, and prevention effectiveness
      Generates and publishes data on the scope and economic impact of shoplifting, including national statistics on incidents, recidivism, and costs to the criminal justice system. Conducts and cites court-documented studies showing program effectiveness in reducing recidivism compared to non-participants.
    • Deliver workplace integrity and employee dishonesty programs
      Offers the Workplace Integrity Project, Employee Integrity Series, and Better Choices program to address internal theft and promote honesty in workplaces through education and constructive interventions.
    • Design and implement community-specific shoplifting prevention programs
      Creates and deploys custom, evidence-based prevention initiatives tailored to local communities, including policy assessments, education deployment, and stakeholder coordination. Programs are implemented at multiple justice system touchpoints such as pre-trial, probation, and diversion.
    • Establish Education Support Fund for offenders and communities
      Created a fund to expand access to education and support services for individuals involved in shoplifting, aimed at preventing repeat offenses and supporting long-term behavioral change.
    • Provide consulting and policy alignment services for retailers and communities
      Offers consulting to assess and align retail and community policies on shoplifting, identify vulnerabilities, and evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs. Includes one-on-one support for retail loss prevention teams in high-challenge areas.
    • Provide education and training to criminal justice and retail professionals
      Has delivered education programs to over 600,000 individuals and provided services to more than 4,000 professionals in criminal justice and retail sectors to improve responses to shoplifting and retail theft.
    • Provide evidence-based rehabilitation programs for adult and juvenile shoplifting offenders
      Offers the SA Course and Y.E.S. Program, which are education-based interventions for adults and juveniles mandated by courts or probation, with a nationally documented recidivism rate of less than 3%. These programs are delivered in over 2,000 jurisdictions and used by more than 4,000 criminal justice professionals.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$527K
Contributions & grants$9000%
Program service revenue$517K98%
Investment income$8K2%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$410K
Program expenses97%
Admin / overhead3%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$350K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$624K
Cash$508K
Investments$106K
Liabilities$564K
Net assets$60K
Liquid reserves17.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +27.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
Caroline Kochman Executive Director 45 $35K
board members · 5
  • Craig Lawrence — Director
  • Peter A Rust — Director
  • Peter D Berlin — Director
  • Robert S Levy — Chairman
  • Stephen Bromberg — Director
relationships · 19

Who they work with

  • Community-Based Organizations Partner — Collaborates with community-based organizations to deliver education and prevention programs.
  • Crime Prevention Agencies Partner — Partners with crime prevention agencies to develop community-level shoplifting reduction strategies.
  • Criminal Justice Government — Works with criminal justice systems to integrate educational interventions into diversion, sentencing, and probation programs.
  • DETEX Partner — Member of the National Shoplifting Prevention Coalition
  • DETEX Corporation Partner — Founding supporter of the National Shoplifting Prevention Coalition.
  • Justice and Law Enforcement Agencies Partner — Works with justice and law enforcement agencies to implement shoplifting prevention practices.
  • King County Superior Court Partner — Partnered on a court-documented study evaluating the effectiveness of the Y.E.S. Program in reducing juvenile recidivism.
  • Law Enforcement Partner — Partners with law enforcement agencies to create streamlined responses to shoplifting and reduce recidivism.
  • NASP Network — Refers to itself as NASP, the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention Inc.
  • Retailers Partner — Collaborates with retailers to align policies and implement community-based shoplifting prevention programs.
  • Retailers Partner — Collaborates with retailers to translate research into prevention programs and policies.
  • The Kroger Co. Partner — Member of the National Shoplifting Prevention Coalition
  • Workplace Integrity Project Partner — Division of the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention that delivers employee-focused education programs.
  • capstudent.com Partner — Refers participants to capstudent.com for the CAP Program, indicating a partnership with the CAP Program provider.
  • criminal & juvenile justice Partner — Works with criminal and juvenile justice systems to support shoplifting prevention and offender intervention programs.
  • criminal justice community Partner — Fosters and manages adoption of cooperative programs with the criminal justice community to support retail theft prevention goals.
  • criminal justice professionals Partner — Collaborates with over 4,000 criminal justice professionals in delivering offender education programs.
  • law enforcement Partner — Collaborates with law enforcement agencies as part of public-private partnerships to address shoplifting and deliver offender education.
  • retailers Partner — Partners with community retailers in public-private collaborations to prevent shoplifting and provide offender education.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Addiction-Model Intervention
    methodology: addiction-model intervention
    By treating shoplifting as a behavioral addiction, we reduce recidivism through targeted intervention and support, because addressing underlying compulsive behaviors leads to more sustainable behavioral change than punitive measures alone.
  • Community-Centric Prevention
    methodology: community-prevention model
    By treating shoplifting as a community-wide social and economic issue, we expand prevention beyond individual rehabilitation to include public education and systemic alignment, because sustainable reduction requires broad-based awareness and shared responsibility.
  • Education-as-Sanction Model
    methodology: education-as-sanction
    By using education as a meaningful sanction, we reduce recidivism more effectively than through deterrence alone, because the quality of the educational intervention determines its power to change behavior and break cycles of offending.
  • Multi-Stakeholder Prevention Network
    methodology: public-private partnership for offender education
    By aligning retailers, law enforcement, and criminal justice systems through public-private partnerships, we create consistent, community-wide responses to shoplifting, because coordinated intervention improves program effectiveness and reduces systemic strain.
  • Root-Cause Behavioral Education
    methodology: root-cause analysis
    By delivering offense-specific education that addresses emotional and psychological root causes of shoplifting, we promote lasting behavioral change, because non-professional shoplifting is often a symptom of personal conflict rather than criminal intent.