NCJ Number
160047
Date Published
Unknown
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This document provides employers and law enforcement with guidelines on the steps they should consider to help reduce certain workplace violence hazards.
Abstract
The document focuses on violence committed by non-strangers (e.g., coworkers, bosses, clients, and domestic partners) within a common worksite. The guidelines can be used as benchmarks for helping assess the state of an organization's current policies and practices. Guidelines for employers are presented under four categories: pre-incident violence prevention and preparation, addressing violent or threatening incidents, managing the aftermath of an incident, and legal obligations and duties of employers. Guidelines for pre-incident violence prevention and preparation address such issues as pre-employment screening, use of community resources, development and review of security procedures, improvement of internal/external communications, and employee and manager training. Guidelines for addressing violent or threatening incidents focus on the use of all available resources and the evaluation of security after a threat. Guidelines for law enforcement agencies are presented under the following categories: pre-incident violence prevention and preparation, in-progress violent or threatening incidents, and managing the aftermath of an incident. Six suggestions are offered for where to obtain additional information.