shoplifting

Among the positions that Republicans targeted in this year’s election were calls to shift funding away from law enforcement, decriminalise undocumented border-crossings and minor crimes like shoplifting, and provide greater protections for transgender Americans.

Mr Daniels is so concerned about "consumer racial profiling" - where shoppers believe they are approached because of the colour of their skin - that he has taught his children "defensive techniques" to avoid being accused of shoplifting.

An ex-police sergeant who was banned from every Morrisons store in the UK after being wrongly accused of shoplifting has called for an apology.

In the decade since its passing, the ballot measure, which Gascón helped write, has persistently been blamed by critics for increases in shoplifting and retail theft.

Insah Rahman, vice president for advocacy and partnerships at the Vera Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates for criminal justice reform, said the sight of items at pharmacies and big-box stores locked behind protective glass to prevent shoplifting has a more immediate effect on voters than any data point.