# Competences — store detective

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/71c3a49a-e55e-42ce-bd3f-31f37d3cfab6).

## Essential

- **comply with legal regulations** (skill/competence)
- **confront offenders** (skill/competence)
- **detain offenders** (skill/competence)
- **document security incidents in the store** (skill/competence)
- **ensure public safety and security** (skill/competence)
- **identify security threats** (skill/competence)
- **identify suspicious behaviour** (skill/competence)
- **interrogate individuals** (skill/competence)
- **liaise with security authorities** (skill/competence)
- **monitor sales area for security reasons** (skill/competence)
- **monitor surveillance equipment** (skill/competence)
- **practice vigilance** (skill/competence)
- **prevent shoplifting** (skill/competence)
- **surveillance methods** (knowledge)

## Optional

- apply conflict management (skill/competence)
- carry out covert security observations (skill/competence)
- check methods (knowledge)
- civil law (knowledge)
- create a prevention security plan for the store (skill/competence)
- criminal law (knowledge)
- fire safety regulations (knowledge)
- identify terrorism threats (skill/competence)
- legal requirements related to ammunition (knowledge)
- monitor cashiers (skill/competence)
- operate fire extinguishers (skill/competence)
- operate radio equipment (skill/competence)
- perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
- perform security checks (skill/competence)
- screen clients (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 58 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- loss prevention — **93 %**
- surveillance — **36 %**
- investigation — **34 %**
- theft detection — **24 %**
- cctv surveillance — **19 %**

### Responsibilities

- asset protection — **24 %**

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