Violence at Work: Causes, patterns and prevention - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 190324062X ISBN 13: 9781903240625

Publisher: Willan, 2001

Synopsis

Workplace violence has emerged as a growing concern in today's interdependent political economy, and increasing attention is being paid to the phenomenon both by business and in the academic world to identifying its causes and to devise strategies to prevent it. In this book a distinguished international team, composed of both academics and practitioners, identify and address the key issues. It reviews the earlier literature on workplace violence, identifying and assessing key trends and patterns of violence at work, and reapplying traditional theories of victimisation and approaches to prevention, security and safety. Particular attention is paid to case studies which reflect innovative practice in prevention strategies, and in assessing informal frameworks which have been developed in response to this. Overall this book provides a foundation on which to base ways of better explaining, predicting, understanding and preventing workplace violence.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Gill is Professor or Criminology at the University of Leicester.

Bonnie S. Fisher is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.

Vaughan Bowie is Lecturer in Human Services at the University of Western Sydney.

Edition details

• Publisher: Willan
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190324062X
• ISBN 13: 9781903240625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Gill Martin, Fisher Bonnie S., Bowie Vaughan