Workplace Violence
Introduction Workplace violence is especially interesting, as most people have the mentality that it can never happen to them. In actuality, workplace violence affects one in four workers. ... What is workplace violence? ... • Employee-related outsider: o This person is a current or former spouse/lover, relative, acquaintance who has a dispute involving an employee of the workplace. • Customer: o This person is a recipient of a service provided by the affected workplace or victim. • Outsiders: o This person has no legitimate relationship with the victim or workplace and usually enters the workplace to commit a robbery or other criminal act. Approximately half of the work place violence in Canada comes from outsiders. As the pyramid in Figure 1 demonstrates, there are many different types of criminal acts within the workplace. ... Department of Justice the workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America”.(1) Workplace violence affects all genders, ages and races. ... Sources of Workplace Violence Workplace violence stems from a combination of many reasons. ... “The workplace itself is a confluence of high-tech stress, dehumanization and the culture of violence”. ... Environmental changes can also contribute to violence in the workplace. ... Another reason for violence in the workplace is that employees have to deal with the pressure and stress of balancing their home life with their work life. ... Consequences of Workplace Violence Workplace violence not only has an immediate effect on the victim but also expands in progressively larger ripples.