| Workplace Violence Contributor(s): Bowie, Vaughan (Editor), Fisher, Bonnie S. (Editor), Cooper, Cary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843921340 ISBN-13: 9781843921349 Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: Workplace Violence examines key issues around violence at work which have emerged in the new millennium, including the events of September 11 and other terrorist related incidents. It builds upon the expanded typology of workplace violence in Violence at Work (Willan Publishing, 2001), and identifies four types of workplace violence: intrusive, external violence including terrorism; consumer/client related violence; staff related violence; and organizational violence. The contributors from this book, drawn from North America, the UK, Europe and Australasia, outline the latest research, work and response strategies around each of these four types of workplace violence. Together they provide a basis for a management response to all major forms of work related abuse, aggression and violence at all levels of an organization. This book fills a void in the current literature dealing with terrorism and workplace violence by identifying terrorism incidents as being an extreme form of workplace |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 362.1 |
| LCCN: 2007297322 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1.60 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines some of the key issues around violence at work which have emerged in the new millennium, including the events of September 11th 2001 and other terrorist-related incidents, identifying these as an extreme form of workplace violence. It builds upon the expanded typology of workplace violence in Violence at Work (Willan, 2001), and identifies four types of workplace violence: intrusive, external violence including terrorism; consumer/client-related violence; staff-related violence; organizational violence. This book also addresses some key emerging and controversial issues facing those concerned with workplace violence, including staff who abuse those in their care, domestic violence spilling over into the workplace, violence against aid and humanitarian workers, and organizations who are themselves abusive to their staff and service users as well as oppressive of their surrounding communities. Workplace Violence goes beyond the current emphasis on equipping 'primary responders' (e.g. police, fire ambulance, etc) to react to terrorist-related and other workplace violence incidents, paying attention to the 'secondary' responders such as human services workers, managers, human resources staff, unions, occupational health and safety professionals, humanitarian aid workers and median staff - and their training and support needs. |