This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Nigro, L. G. Articles by Waugh, W. L. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Local Government Responses to Workplace Violence

A Status Report

Georgia State University

William L. Waugh, JR

Georgia State University

This article reports on the findings of a national survey of local governments' efforts to deal with workplace violence on the policy and program levels. Directors of departments of human resources and personnel in 472 jurisdictions with populations of 100,000 or more were mailed a questionnaire, and a 66.7% response rate was achieved. Highlights of the findings include: (1) about one-third of these cities and counties have workplace violence policies and related programs in operation, (2) human resources directors were major actors in developing these policies, and their offices typically play a major role in implementing them; and, (3) violence by terrorists is not a major concern, while assaults and homicides arising from interpersonal conflicts, drugs and alcohol abuse, and adverse actions received considerable attention

Review of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 18, No. 4, 5-17 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X9801800402


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?