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The shoplifting scare that wasn't

Reports that shoplifting is on the rise may be exaggerated, but the perception is having lasting effects on retail, and criminal justice reform.

Ali Velshi, MSNBC anchor and economics correspondent, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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