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NCJ Number:
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NCJ 168634
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Title:
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Workplace Violence, 1992-96
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Series:
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BJS Special Reports
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Author(s):
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G. Warchol
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Corporate Author:
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
US Dept of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
United States
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Date Published:
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07/1998 |
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Page Count:
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9 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Justice Statistics Clearinghouse/NCJRS
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States |
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Document:
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Surveys |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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Based on National Crime Victimization Surveys for 1992-96, this report presents findings pertinent to violent victimization in the workplace. |
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Abstract:
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In this report, workplace violence is defined as "violent acts against a person at work or on duty, including physical assaults (rape and sexual assault and aggravated and simple assault) and robbery." Attempts are included with completed victimizations. The survey findings show that each year between 1992 and 1996, more than 2 million U.S. residents were victims of a violent crime while they were at work or on duty. More than 1,000 workplace homicides occurred annually. The most common type of workplace victimization was simple assault, with an estimated 1.5 million occurring each year. U.S. residents also suffered 51,000 rapes and sexual assaults, along with approximately 84,000 robberies while they were at work. Annually, more than 230,000 police officers became victims of a nonfatal violent crime while they were working or on duty. Approximately 40 percent of victims of nonfatal violence in the workplace reported that they knew their offenders. Women were more likely than men to be victimized by someone they knew. Approximately 12 percent of the nonfatal violent workplace crimes resulted in an injury to the victim. Of those injured, approximately half received medical treatment. Intimates (current and former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends) were identified by the victims as the perpetrators of approximately 1 percent of all workplace violent crime. 15 tables and 5 figures |
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Main Term(s):
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Criminology |
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Index Term(s):
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Victimization ; Natl crime surveys ; Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) ; Victim profiles ; Violence in the workplace |
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