With retail violence all too commonplace, workers are navigating dangerous situations without the training to intervene in a conflict nor the mandate to do so.
Increased theft and crime in the workplace means lost tax revenue, lost jobs, and inaccessible essential goods such as food and medicine.
Axon is leaning on new tech to combat retail crime in an effort to make violence more unlikely and workplaces safer. They are proponents of the “civilizing effect” that cameras have and the ability to create an impartial record of any altercations that may take place. Here’s exactly how that new tech could curtail workplace violence.