URVRSP-414 Shoplifting Girl Rehabilitation Officer: Akari, 18, a High School Girl

In 2020, the number of shoplifting cases reported nationwide exceeded 100,000. The estimated damage amounted to as much as 460 billion yen, and many stores were forced to close because of it. Data has also shown that many offenders are minors, and that once they shoplift, they often go on to repeat the offense. Stores try to strengthen measures such as surveillance cameras, but they cannot keep up, so they rely on shoplifting patrols and rehabilitation facilities to stop the crimes. Some shoplifters show no remorse, and when the situation becomes unmanageable, requests are made to rehabilitation officers like us. Rehabilitation officers are a special organization that uses every means available to reform the offenders they catch. Their rehabilitation activities are carried out in secret. This time, the request came from a large supermarket. My job is to make them understand the fear of adults and the harshness of society, and to teach them in a way they will never repeat the same mistake again.