Civil Demand Notice

So here's what happened: i got caught shoplifting 2 months ago at jc penney nevada and the lp officer gave me 2 documents that i signed which is a civil demand notice and police department summons program. but the police didn't came. Yesterday i received the civil demand letter from a law firm and it's actually my second notice already and in the letter it says i have to pay $238. What i wanna know is if i pay the civil demand are they still gonna charge me and mail me another letter? what should i do next if i pay for this demand and im still worried about the summons program that the loss prevention officer gave me. Some people say if i pay this demand the company is more likely to sue me for shoplifting because i paid and admitted the shoplifting. is that true?

Just please answer me im so worried right now.
And also please explain to me why did the loss prevention officer gave a summons program even though he's not a police. are they even allowed to do that?

The civil demand notice is entirely separate from the criminal prosecution. Whether or not you pay it is not supposed to have any effect on a decision to prosecute you criminally. Paying it is not usually an admission of guilt because it is a civil matter. Generally, it is better to pay it and get that problem out of the way.

Although I am licensed in three states, Nevada is not one of them. In some states the stores themselves are allowed to lay charges and then the store files a report with the police department or prosecutor's office. Perhaps this procedure is allowed in Nevada. I recommend hiring an attorney to make discrete inquiries in the criminal court system to find out if charges have been filed against you. Sometimes paperwork like this gets lost and you do not want to do anything to remind anyone to come out and serve you with a criminal complaint.