Workplace Violence: Issues in response

Critical Incident Response Group
National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia

What's in it?

Discussions, from law enforcement and behavioral perspectives, on interpersonal aspects of workplace violence issues. The monograph highlights findings from the collaboration of experts who looked at the latest thinking in prevention, threat assessment and management, crisis management, critical incident response, research, and legislation. It also offers common-sense recommendations for those in the position to do something about workplace violence.

Who should read it?

• Employers, employees, and labor unions, who want to avoid violence at all costs;
• Law enforcement agencies, who investigate it and counsel businesses on how to avoid it;
• Medical, mental health, and social service agencies, who try to help when it happens;
• State and federal occupational safety and criminal justice agencies, who need to track it and develop violence prevention plans;
• Legislators, policymakers, and the legal community, who rule on ways to handle it.

In short, almost everyone needs to read "Workplace Violence: Issues in Response." Because — one way or another — workplace violence affects us all.

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