Drawing on decades of investigating employee thefts and conducting polygraph examinations, Jim Bassett has written a book. While other books might tell you how to investigate employee theft, Jim's book explains how to solve employee theft – and keep it from recurring.

Tough economic times cause employee theft to skyrocket.

This book is written in easy-to-read language to help you protect your business and your profits! It's filled with stories and anecdotes that illustrate the concepts.

Chapters Include:

• Chapter 1 - The Real Reasons Employees Steal
• Chapter 2 - How Employers are Complicit
• Chapter 3 - Creating a Positive Work Environment
• Chapter 4 - Minimizing Employee Theft Risk
• Chapter 5 - How to Screen Job Applicants to Prevent Employee Theft
• Chapter 6 - Interview of a Professional Thief
• Chapter 7 - Solving Employee Thefts on Your Own
• Chapter 8 - Understanding the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
• Chapter 9 - Solving Specific Thefts
• Chapter 10 - Solving Periodic Inventory Shortages
• Chapter 11 - Solving Workplace Crimes Other Than Theft
• Chapter 12 - A Brief History of Polygraph
• Chapter 13 - True Fables

A Review by Kirkus Discoveries

Bassett, James W.
SOLVING EMPLOYEE THEFT:
New Insights, New Tactics
BookSurge (314 pp.)
$15.99 paperback
August 4, 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4196-5464-0

"A reference book of practical information that can be used as a standalone crime-fighting guide for business owners and managers, or in conjunction with the website TheftStopper.com.

Bassett outlines many ways for employers to make sure they know what to look for when hiring and training new employees. Employers who create a positive work environment can do a lot to prevent employee theft before it starts. The text outlines steps employers can take to make employees less likely to steal. Bassett explains that employees in the habit of stealing from work develop certain identifiable mind-sets—i.e., it’s them versus us, they won’t miss it, they owe me this much, and so on—which can spread to new employees and cascade into larger problems if left unchecked.

Bassett includes information about current U.S. laws as well as how business owners and managers should handle problems on their own, or when to bring in professional assistance. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of handling employee theft, including the reasons employees steal and the ways employers make it easier for them to do it. The information presented is based on research, interviews and Bassett’s years of experience. Chapters conclude with textbook-style questions that quiz readers about the lessons learned by delving deeper into how the illustrative stories relate to the concepts covered in that chapter. Bassett introduces specific tools for employers to prevent theft and to identify guilty employees. The writing style is straightforward and conversational, the text well-organized. Bassett’s passion, knowledge and experience create a compelling contribution to the field.

A detailed, easy-to-follow guide to the all-too-common problem of theft in the workplace."