Such losses are generally incurred through theft by employees, and sanctions -- frequently dismissal -- are primarily administered 'in house.' In-house punishment is the outcome of a private justice system. Among the advantages of such a system is that it is not hampered by the procedural constraints of the courts. However, it is the contention of this paper that the increasing protection given in the courts to employees in unjustified dismissals will require that private justice systems adopt procedural safeguards for accused employees, and the restrictions the public police live with because of the protection given defendants in the courts may have to be adopted by the private police. (Author abstract)