Killed on the clock: A population-based study of workplace homicide, 1977-1991

Moracco, Kathryn E.; Runyan, Carol S. Wolf; Loomis, Dana; Wolf, Sebastian; Napp, David; Butts, John D.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(200006)37:6<629::aid-ajim7>3.0.co;2-7

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“…Our findings also correspond with state-and city-based occupational homicide studies. An analysis of work-related homicides in North Carolina between 1977 and 1991 found that 75% of female homicide victims were killed by a current or former intimate partner (9). An examination of workplace homicides in Chicago also demonstrated an elevated risk of IPV-related homicide for women in the workplace-40% of the workplace homicides occurring to women over a 25-year period were perpetrated by an intimate partner (10).…”

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“…Second, women employed in these occupations may work in locations where access into the business or workplace is poorly secured, such as hospitals, public office buildings, beauty salons, and factories. These types of workplaces may be the easiest locations in which a perpetrator can access his intimate partner (9).…”

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“…Although some of the early WPV studies found the type IV events were not common in the workplace, many of these studies did not analyze workplace typology across gender; therefore, the results were heavily weighted toward men's experiences with WPV (6)(7)(8). The few studies that performed gender-specific analyses focusing on the perpetrators of workplace homicides found that women were significantly more likely to be killed on the job by intimate partners than men; however, these published reports are limited to individual states or cities (9,10). The role that intimate partners play in the fatal WPV experience of women is relatively unknown.…”

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Workplace Homicides Among U.S. Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence

Tiesman

Gurka

Konda

et al. 2012

Annals of Epidemiology

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PURPOSE-Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health issue with serious consequences for the workplace. Workplace homicides occurring to U.S. women over a 6-year period, including those perpetrated by an intimate partner, are described.METHODS-Workplace homicides among U.S. women from 2003 to 2008 were categorized into type I (criminal intent), type II (customer/client), type III (co-worker), or type IV (personal relations) events using the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Fatality rates were calculated and compared among workplace violence (WPV) types, occupations, and characteristics including location of homicide, type of workplace, time of day, and weapon used. RESULTS-Between 2003 and 2008, 648 women were feloniously killed on the job. The leading cause of workplace homicide for U.S. women was criminal intent, such as robbing a store (n = 212; 39%), followed by homicides perpetrated by a personal relation (n= 181; 33%). The majority of these personal relations were intimate partners (n = 142; 78%). Over half of workplace homicides perpetrated by intimate partners occurred in parking lots and public buildings (n = 91; 51%).CONCLUSIONS-A large percentage of homicides occurring to women at work are perpetrated by intimate partners. WPV prevention programs should incorporate strategies to prevent and respond to IPV.

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Workplace Homicides Among U.S. Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence

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Gurka

Konda

et al. 2012

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…Studies of abused working women indicated that between 40% and 87% experienced stalking at their workplace by their abusers [8,13-15]. More women die because they are murdered on the job than die from any other cause at work, with 17% of these murders committed by a current or former intimate partner [16,17]. The workplace may be the one location that the abuser knows he can find his estranged partner after she has left the violent relationship.…”

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A Computer-based Training Intervention for Work Supervisors to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence

Glass

Bloom²,

Perrin

et al. 2010

Safety and Health at Work

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ObjectivesIntimate partner violence (IPV), commonly known as domestic violence is a problem throughout the world. An estimated 36% to 75% of employed abused woman are monitored, harassed and physically assaulted by their partners or ex-partners while trying to get to work and while at work. The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive training to increase knowledge, change perceptions and develop an intention to address domestic violence that spills over into the workplace.MethodsCommunity-based participatory research approaches were employed to develop and evaluate an interactive computer-based training (CBT) intervention, aimed to teach supervisors how to create supportive and safe workplaces for victims of IPV.ResultsThe CBT intervention was administered to 53 supervisors. All participants reacted positively to the training, and there was a significant improvement in knowledge between pre- and post-training test performance (72% versus 96% correct), effect size (d) = 3.56. Feedback from focus groups was more productive than written feedback solicited from the same participants at the end of the training.ConclusionEffective training on the impacts of IPV can improve knowledge, achieving a large effect size, and produce changes in perspective about domestic violence and motivation to address domestic violence in the workplace, based on questionnaire responses.

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“…Among the roots of workplace violence, characteristics of workplaces and workers with respect to homicide on the job have been previously explored (Jenkins 1994(Jenkins , 1996Kraus 1987;Kraus et al 1995;Kraus and McArthur 1996;Moracco et al 2000; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 1996; PeekAsa and Jenkins 2003). However, community-level factors affecting workplace violence have not been examined in detail (Amandus et al 1995;Faulkner et al 2001;Hendricks et al 1999;Loomis et al 2001).…”

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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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Killed on the clock: A population-based study of workplace homicide, 1977-1991

Cited by 28 publications

References 9 publications

Workplace Homicides Among U.S. Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence

Workplace Homicides Among U.S. Women: The Role of Intimate Partner Violence

A Computer-based Training Intervention for Work Supervisors to Respond to Intimate Partner Violence

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

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