New Arenas For Violence: Homicide in the American Workplace

by Michael D. Kelleher Ph.D.

Overview

New Arenas for Violence examines the history, nature, and causal factors of occupational homicide—murder in the workplace—with a view to the development of a comprehensive understanding of the issue and the introduction of prevention measures designed to establish a safer work environment for the American worker. Through the analysis of a number of actual incidents of homicide, the author constructs a new framework for understanding occupational homicide and its perpetrators. Kelleher develops a new method of categorizing and evaluating crimes of this sort and offers an invaluable profile of the potentially violent worker or client. The book concludes with a compendium of prevention methodologies that are both practical and applicable to a wide variety of workplace environments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275956523
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/11/1996
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1410L (what's this?)

About the Author

MICHAEL D. KELLEHER specializes in strategic management, human resource management, staff education, and in threat assessment and management crisis resolution for organizations in the public and private sectors.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Murder in the Workplace
History of Occupational Homicide
Case Studies of Occupational Homicide
Violence Imperatives and Prevention Techniques
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix
Selected Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the history, nature, and causal factors of one of the fastest growing areas of major crime<-->occupational homicide<-->in order to develop an understanding of the issue and to introduce prevention techniques for creating and maintaining a safer work environment. By studying case histories of actual incidents of workplace homicide, the author creates a methodology for interpreting and categorizing occupational homicide, and develops a profile of the potentially violent worker. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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