Every single day in North America, there are more than 600,000 shoplifting incidents. Eighty percent of us have stolen at least once in our lives. One out of every 10 of us shoplifts often. And now, organized crime has discovered that it's a low-risk way to turn a handsome profit. The truth is stealing from stores is a big part of our consumer culture. And it's a crime you pay for every time you step up to the cash register.

The Secret World of Shoplifting examines the rise in retail crime and how the consumer's quest for the lowest discount price fuels the market for stolen merchandise. Featuring astonishing security camera footage, the latest crime-fighting technology and interviews from both sides of the law, The Secret World of Shoplifting investigates why people steal, who is doing the stealing, what others are doing to fight it, and how retail theft affects us all.