Shoplifting/Other Theft Program
for Home Study
Course Description: This researched and evidence-based program is equivalent to our 6-hour classroom course and is most often required for persons who have been convicted of and/or placed on probation for Shoplifting or for some other Theft offense.
It is designed to help offenders increase their knowledge of shoplifting and other forms of theft and how these offenses affect everyone, to identify the motives and triggers for committing these offenses, to learn how our behaviors are influenced by values and attitudes, to learn the consequences of their behavior, to obtain remediation skills to stop the temptation to shoplift or steal, and to recognize that shoplifting and theft are not “victimless” crimes.
The classroom course is usually the best option for learning this material and is recommended. However, there are circumstances (location/distance, health, work schedule, transportation, etc.) when the Home Study version is appropriate.
To take the Shoplifting/Other Theft Program for Home Study course, you must meet the conditions outlined on the reverse of this form.
Home Study Registration Conditions
You must meet the conditions outlined below in order to register for this course.
At a minimum, to take the Shoplifting/Other Theft for Home Study, you must satisfy one of the first four conditions plus conditions #5 and #6.
Satisfy One
- You are not court-ordered to complete the Shoplifting/Other Theft for Home Study course; however, you want to take a course for your own benefit and of your own free will.
- You are court-ordered or otherwise required to take a Responsible Money Management course for Home Study version, and you have received and provided us with written permission to take this Home Study version.
- You are court-ordered or otherwise required to take a Responsible Money Management course, and you live more than 45 miles from Amarillo, and you have received and provided us with written permission to take the Home Study version.
- You are court-ordered or otherwise required to take a Responsible Money Management course, but you do not live more than 45 miles from Amarillo, and due to some other circumstance (health, work schedule, transportation, etc.) you have received and provided us with written permission to take the Home Study version.
Plus
- You have or will obtain a “coach” to assist you in completing your workbook. The “coach” can be a family member, friend, co-worker, or any other individual age 18 years or older who will commit the necessary time and with whom you feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and feelings.
AND - You agree to complete and return the workbook to Amarillo College Intervention Programs by mail or in person within 30 days of payment and registration.
Summer 2025
Cost, Refunds, Class Transfers
The cost for this course is $65. There are no refunds once the Home Study workbook has been issued/mailed.
Registration
Registration must be handled directly through the Intervention Programs office using one of the methods listed below. Full registration conditions are listed above. Students are required to register and pay prior to the Home Study workbook being issued or mailed.
Enrollment Eligibility Notice
Students with outstanding obligations to Amarillo College may not be allowed to enroll in or complete a continuing education course until their obligations are fulfilled. Students who have received a Criminal Trespass Warning from Amarillo College will not be allowed to enroll in courses held on any AC campus unless the warning has been lifted.
Completion
Students must complete and return the Home Study workbook within 30 days of receipt of payment, or they will be required to register and pay again. A Certificate of Completion will then be mailed within two weeks.
Translator
Students are required to bring an adult translator with them if they have limited or no proficiency in the English language.
Questions
For questions regarding our programs, call: (806) 457-4452 or (806) 457-4468 or email rrdominguez@actx.edu
Se habla español.
Visit us online at www.actx.edu/intervention.
How to Register
Make sure you understand the Registration Conditions above, contact Intervention Programs with questions about anything you don't understand. Then complete the Registration Form using one of the following accepted registration methods.
Complete the registration form, enclose check or credit card information, and mail to:
Amarillo College
Intervention Programs
Po Box 447
Amarillo, Tx 79178
No acknowledgment will be mailed.
Complete the registration form, including credit/debit card information, and fax to:
Intervention Programs, (806) 322-9866
No acknowledgment will be mailed.
Payment is due at the time of enrollment. A place in the class will not be reserved if payment has not been made in full.
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