I can see that. I think they're misguided, but I can understand the impulse.

> Loss prevention isn't like the cops, they actually want to catch the thief because if they don't, the thief continues to operate.

I'm deeply skeptical. Probably because of my own experience with this. When I was a teen, I was wrongly accused of stealing in the workplace, was subjected to interrogation, declared guilty and fired. I wanted to clear my name so badly that I went to the trouble of taking a lie detector test and sending them the result.

I learned to never cooperate if I'm ever in that situation again. There's no point. Just quit and move on with your life.