Epidemiological data of non-fatal workplace violence from local and state law enforcement samples

Mario J. Scalora; David O. Washington; Sarah P. Newell; Thomas Casady; Lloyd Hansen

doi:10.1300/J177v02n04_02

Epidemiological data of non-fatal workplace violence from local and state law enforcement samples

Mario J. Scalora, David O. Washington, Sarah P. Newell, Thomas Casady, Lloyd Hansen

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Non-fatal incidents of workplace violence, regardless of their prevalence in contrast to fatal incidents, remain largely unexplored. Official criminal incident reports (N = 329) adhering to a well-established definition of workplace violence (excluding robbery cases) were selected from local and state police databases for a jurisdiction covering a Midwestern city (population roughly 200,000) during a 30-month period and examined to explore distinguishing characteristics. These incidents were considered in light of the California Safety and Health Association’s workplace violence typology as a means of further delineating between aggressors across business, government, and educational sites. The relevant trends indicate potential considerations related to prevention and risk assessment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	17-33
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Threat Assessment
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J177v02n04_02
State	Published - 2003

Keywords

Law enforcement
Threat assessment
Workplace violence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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