Posts Tagged ‘workplace shootings’
The “REAL” Story About WORKPLACE VIOLENCE in the U.S.
Workplace Violence is a serious issue in privately held companies, publicly traded companies and government organizations.
Americans believe many myths about workplace crimes such as rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, and workplace shootings. A new 15 year study by the U.S. Department of Justice [NCVS] indicates that while some workplace crimes have declined others have not.
OCCUPATION AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE [Non-fatal]
1. Law Enforcement
2. Bartenders
3. Security Guards
4. Mental Health Workers
OCCUPATION AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE [Homicide]
1. Sales
2. Protective Services
3. Transportation
4. Management
EXPERT SAYS THAT WORKPLACE SHOOTINGS ARE CAUSED BY POOR MANAGEMENT
Aaron Alexis – Washington DC Shooting Preventable
2 million employees of U.S. businesses are victimized each year. While at work employees suffered 396,000 aggravated assaults, 84,000 robberies, 1,000 homicides and 51,000 rapes and sexual assaults against women.
U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal analyst, Dale Yeager believes that most violence committed on the job could be stopped with proper training and management changes.
Yeager of SERAPH.net, who has studied the trend for the past 20 years, says that all workplace shootings are preventable.