Abstract
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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 17-33 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Threat Assessment |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Law enforcement
- Threat assessment
- Workplace violence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health