Lori - please note that before your bag gets to the SW agents, TSA goes through it first, so you may wanna start there. Just recently a TSA agent was arrested for stealing expensive items out of bags (
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/107092). Also inventorying your items is a good idea, but leaving the inventory sheet inside your bag won't discourage thieves because they can just toss it away, true?