WORKPLACE VIOLENCE POLICIES OF U.S. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
There is a broadening recognition among employers that workplace violence involves far more than murder by coworkers, client-customers, and intruders. The degree to which US local governments explicitly are addressing workplace violence in policy terms has not been systematically explored. The findi...
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Published in | Public administration quarterly Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 349 - 364 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Randallstown, Md
Southern Public Administration Education Foundation
01.10.1998
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Summary: | There is a broadening recognition among employers that workplace violence involves far more than murder by coworkers, client-customers, and intruders. The degree to which US local governments explicitly are addressing workplace violence in policy terms has not been systematically explored. The findings of a survey of cities and counties intended to fill the some of the gaps in the understanding of the status of workplace violence policies and programs on the local level are described. A national survey of local governments with populations of 100,000 or more was conducted in 1997. The questionnaire probed several areas, including: 1. the respondents' assessment of the level of threat posed by a number of potential sources of workplace violence, 2. whether or not the city or county had a formal written policy on workplace violence and, if so, what kinds of violence were covered by the policy statements, and 3. the extent to which the jurisdiction had established an administrative program or set of formal procedures to deal with one or more kinds of workplace violence. |
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ISSN: | 0734-9149 2327-4433 |