Approximately 25% of all shoplifters are teenagers and 55% of adult shoplifters first began when they were teens. As with adult shoplifters, there is no typical profile of a teen shoplifter - both male and female adolescents shoplift fairly equally and come from a variety of different economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
Adolescence is a critical time in each of our lives. Its when we begin to step out of childhood and start moving towards adulthood, and the decisions we make along the way can impact us positively or negatively for the rest of our lives. Therefore, it is crucial for teens to discover who they are and form a solid sense of identity from as early an age as they can or they may otherwise fall prey easily to peer pressures like shoplifting.
The influence of peers can play an important role in the development of this behaviour for teens. Most teenagers do not plan to shoplift before entering the store and make the decision usually because of either peer pressure or a sense of compulsion that they personally feel to steal an item. A sudden sense of compulsion may be a coping mechanism brought on by the anxiety of a turbulent home life and/or deeper underlying problems that the individual may be facing (i.e. mental health issues).
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