Workplace violence and mental illness / Kristine M. Empie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Empie, Kristine M.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health personnel--Violence against.

Mental health personnel.

Dangerously mentally ill.

Violence in the workplace.

Employees--Psychology.

Employees.

Victims of crimes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on routine activities theory, this study examines offender motivation, suitable targets, and lack of guardianship among the mentally ill in violence in the mental health workplace, and hypothesizes that greater amounts of victimization among workers will occur when all three elements are present. The study reports on data gathered directly from employees, both quantitatively and qualitatively, focusing on the daily activities of mental health workers. Empie teaches in the Department of Sociology and Corrections at Minnesota State University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

Routine activities theory

Violence in the workplace

Research methodology

The practitioner's perspective

Violence in mental health

Practical implications.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-151) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-031-0

OCLC:

607937093