Murder in the workplace : nature, scope, and origins -- Why so little is known about the problem -- Definitely not your average girl next door -- The limits of the human resources function -- Some were crazy, some not so crazy -- The influence of gender & race -- The problems and politics of being the "boss" -- Confirming the facts/debunking the myths -- Deciphering the language of workplace suicide -- The warning signs : the tick, tick, tick of the human bomb -- Ironies, trends, and troublesome facts -- Employer response, responsibility and resolve -- Guidelines for workplace safety, security, and control -- Conclusion: gun culture, productivity, and profits.
Summary:
This is a book on workplace violence to focus exclusively on workplace murder. While some perpetrators are certainly mentally impaired, many workplace murders are committed by people considered to be normal. Brown explores the various motives and drives that spark workplace murder, and answers hundreds of questions that are usually asked only after a workplace murder rampage has already occurred. Are men or women more likely to commit workplace homicide? How can people more easily spot those likely to commit workplace murder? What are some of the warning signs? How often is suicide used as workplace revenge? The answers to these questions and more are based on more than 350 actual cases of workplace murder, and the answers are often surprising. Brown also addresses different areas of prevention, counseling, and rehabilitation, and analyzes different approaches to gun control for both management and employees to make their job a safer place to work.
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