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Workers at TJ Maxx and Marshalls are wearing police-like body cameras
Hourly retail security workers are now wearing police-like body cameras at major stores.
The primary responsibilities of one job at a Marshalls in Miami Beach, Florida, are to maintain a “proper and professional stance” at the front of the store, act as a “visual deterrent to prevent potential loss/dishonesty” and wear a company-issued body camera. John Eck, a criminologist at the University of Cincinnati, said body cameras in retail “can help sort things out” when there are customer complaints over issues like racial profiling in stores or wrongful arrests for shoplifting. The union, which does not represent TJX stores, has advocated for legislation advancing in New York that will require retail employers to adopt a violence prevention plan and train workers in de-escalation and active shooters.
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