WORKPLACE VIOLENCE ISSUES IN RESPONSE

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Table of Contents

Message from the Director . 5

Foreword 6

Acknowledgments 8

I. Introduction . 10

II. Preventing Violence: Planning and Strategic Issues . 18

Sidebar 1: Sample Workplace Violence Policy Statement . 30

Sidebar 2: Questions in a Threat Assessment 30

Sidebar 3: Sample Threat Assessment 32

Sidebar 4: What Doesn't Work 33

III. Law Enforcements Changing Role . 35

Sidebar 5: Case Study of Police-Employer Cooperation 39

IV. Domestic Violence and Stalking in the Workplace . 40

V. Legal Issues . 46

VI. The Biggest Challenge . 49

VII. A Special Case: Violence Against Health Care Workers . 53

VIII. Dealing with the Aftermath 57

IX. Summary of Recommendations/Suggestions for Further Research . 60

Appendix A: Agenda 67

Appendix B: Participants 70