Industries and Occupations at High Risk for Work-Related Homicide

Castillo, Dawn N.; Jenkins, E. Lynn

doi:10.1097/00043764-199402000-00006

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“…Exposure was highest among bus drivers and bus conductors, though taxi drivers also suffered significant abuse. The latter finding is in line with previous reports (Castillo & Jenkins, 1994;Elzinga, l996; Violence Against Drivers and Conductors in the Transport Sector in Maputo Essenberg, 2003;Jenkins, 1996;Mayhew, 2000;Richardson & Windau, 2003). Comparative data with regard to drivers and conductors' exposure to violence is lacking.…”

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“…Reports from the developed countries have indicated that between 19-70% of taxi drivers have been subjected to abuse ranging from verbal to physical (Elzinga, 1996;Mayhew, 2000;Richardson & Windau, 2003). This violence is often associated with factors, such as working alone; working at night; availability of cash; and working in high crime areas (Castillo & Jenkins, 1994;Chappell & Di Martino, 2006;Elzinga, l996;Essenberg, 2003;Jenkins, 1996;Mayhew, …”

Section: Workplace Violence In the Transport Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Violence Against Drivers and Conductors in the Road Passenger Transport Sector in Maputo, Mozambique

Couto¹,

Lawoko²,

Svanström³

2011

African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Workplace Violence In the Transport Sectormentioning

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Violence Against Drivers and Conductors in the Road Passenger Transport Sector in Maputo, Mozambique

Couto¹,

Lawoko²,

Svanström³

2011

African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention

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“…The published literature is fairly consistent on the industries that are at high risk for worker homicide (Castillo and Jenkins 1994;Kraus 1987;Kraus et al 1995;Kraus and McArthur 1996;Loomis et al 2001), yet little is known about the social characteristics of the locales where these industries are located, and how they may contribute to the potential for a workplace violent event. The identification of industries at high risk for worker homicide has been identified on the basis of elevated workplace homicide rates, and such workplaces generally involve activities which encompass late-night operations, contact with the public, exchange of money, delivery of passengers, goods, or services, having a mobile workplace (such as a taxicab or police cruiser), working with unstable or volatile persons in health care, social service, criminal justice settings, lack of training in how to respond to criminal activity, guarding valuable property or possessions, and working in community-based settings (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 1996).…”

Section: Industries At High Risk For Worker Homicidementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Classification of the ABL workplaces as high risk for worker homicide was based on industry codes derived from published reports of research conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH; Castillo and Jenkins 1994; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 1995), and previous empirical studies based in North Carolina (Loomis et al 2001). The NIOSH list identified detective and protective services, jewelry stores, and hotels/motels as being at high-risk for worker homicide whereas the North Carolina study did not.…”

Section: Classification Of Workplaces As High Risk For Worker Homicidementioning

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Area‐Based Socioeconomic Characteristics of Industries at High Risk for Violence in the Workplace

Marshall

Kaufman

et al. 2009

American J of Comm Psychol

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This study examined socioeconomic factors associated with the presence of workplaces belonging to industries reported to be at high risk for worker homicide. The proportion of 2004 North Carolina workplaces in highrisk industries was computed following spatial linkage of individual workplaces to 2000 United States Census Block Groups (n = 3,925). Thirty census-derived socioeconomic variables (selected a priori as potentially predictive of violence) were summarized using exploratory factor analysis into poverty/deprivation, human/economic capital, and transience/instability. Multinomial logistic regression models indicate associations between higher proportion of workplaces belonging to high-risk industries and Block Groups with more poverty/deprivation or transience/ instability and less human/economic capital. The relationship between human/economic capital and Block Groups proportion of high-risk industry workplaces was modified by levels of transience/instability. Community characteristics therefore contribute to the potential for workplace violence, and future research should continue to understand the relationship between social context and workplace violence risk.

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“…The statistics covering the period from 1980 to 1988 show that homicide is the third cause of death linked to the work station. It has even become the first cause of death in the workplace since 1993 (Castillo and Jenkins, 1994;Goodman et al, 1994;Lusk, 1992).…”

Section: Prevalence Of Physical Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Physical violence at the workplace: Consequences on health and measures of prevention

Steffgen¹

2008

European Review of Applied Psychology

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Based on definitions and theoretical models of physical violence at the workplace, this paper presents scientific knowledge and working hypotheses regarding both, the causes and effects of physical violence on health, and pertinent preventive measures of intervention to be taken by enterprises. Four groups of determinants of violence are presented and discussed: determinants relative to the structure and the culture of the enterprise; the aggressor; the victim; and the socio-cultural environment. The theoretical model by Baron and Neumann [Public Admin Q 21 (1998) ] is used to explain the complex origin of violent behavior at work based on these determinants. Moreover, the various and multiple consequences of a violent act are examined. In addition to the direct effects of such an act on the social, organizational and individual level, the indirect effects are also taken into consideration. In this analytical context, health problems are more particularly underlined, such as the psychological trauma suffered by victims of a violent act. Finally, two different areas of intervention will be distinguished: interventions on the physical environment and interventions on the level of company management or an organizational group which aims at changing the behavior of the members of the organization. Different scientific evaluations of action programs to reduce violent acts are presented. In conclusion, this paper calls for further research on physical violence in the workplace. © 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. RésuméEn se basant sur des définitions scientifiques et des modèles théoriques de la violence physique sur le lieu de travail, l'article présente les savoirs scientifiques et les hypothèses de référence quant aux causes, quant aux effets sur la santé et quant aux mesures d'intervention préventive pertinentes à prendre à l'égard de la violence physique dans les entreprises. Quatre groupes de déterminants sont présentés et discutés : déterminants relatifs à la structure et culture de l'entreprise, à l'agresseur, à la victime et à l'environnement socioculturel. Le modèle théorique de Baron et Neumann, J.H. [Public Admin Q 21 (1998) 446-64] sert de modèle de référence pour expliquer la genèse complexe des comportements violents sur le lieu de travail à partir de ces déterminants. Par ailleurs, les conséquences variées et multiples de l'acte violent sont examinées. Mis à part les effets directs -au niveau social, organisationnel et individuel -d'un tel acte, les effets indirects sont également à prendre en considération. Dans ce contexte d'analyse, les problèmes de santé sont plus particulièrement mis en exergue, comme, par example, le traumatisme psychique subi par les victimes d'un acte violent. Enfin, deux différents domaines d'intervention vont être distingués : les interventions sur l'environnement physique et les interventions auprès de la direction d'une entreprise ou d'une unité organisationnelle et qui ont pour objectif le changement du comportement des membres de l'organisation. Di...

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Industries and Occupations at High Risk for Work-Related Homicide

Cited by 93 publications

References 7 publications

Violence Against Drivers and Conductors in the Road Passenger Transport Sector in Maputo, Mozambique

Violence Against Drivers and Conductors in the Road Passenger Transport Sector in Maputo, Mozambique

Area‐Based Socioeconomic Characteristics of Industries at High Risk for Violence in the Workplace

Physical violence at the workplace: Consequences on health and measures of prevention

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