Untitled. WASHINGTON - Children's viewing of violent TV shows, their identification with aggressive same-sex TV characters, and their perceptions that TV violence is realistic are all linked to later aggression as young adults, for both males and females. That is the conclusion of a 15-year longitudinal study of 329 youth published in the March issue of Developmental Psychology, a journal of the American Psychological Association (APA). These findings hold true for any child from any family, regardless of the child's initial aggression levels, their intellectual capabilities, their social status as measured by their parents' education or occupation, their parents' aggressiveness, or the mother's and father's parenting style. Psychologists L. Rowell Huesmann, Ph.D., Jessica Moise-Titus, Ph.D., Cheryl-Lynn Podolski, M.A., and Leonard D. Might these results simply be an indication that more aggressive children like to watch violent TV shows? Reporters: Lead author L.
United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2013. Occupational Violence - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic. NIOSH Publications and Products - Violence in the Workplace (96-100) July 1996 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 96-100 Homicide in the Workplace NIOSH Data Data from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) Surveillance System indicate that 9,937 workplace homicides occurred during the 13-year period from 1980 through 1992, with an average workplace homicide rate of 0.70/100,000 workers (Table 1) [NIOSH 1995].
Table 1. Source: NIOSH [1995]. Figure 1. Sex The majority (80%) of workplace homicides during 198092 occurred among male workers. Table 2. Source: NIOSH [1995]. Table 3. Source: NIOSH [1995]. Age The age of workplace homicide victims ranged from 16 (the youngest reported in NTOF) to 93 during 198092. Race Although the majority of workplace homicide victims were white (73%), black workers (1.39/100,000) and workers of other races (1.87/100,000) had the highest rates of work-related homicide (Table 4). Table 4. Source: NIOSH [1995]. Geographic Distribution Table 5. Method of Homicide Table 6. Source: NIOSH [1995]. Figure 2. Industry and Occupation.
America’s Productivity Climbs, but Wages Stagnate. FEDERAL income tax rates will rise for the wealthiest Americans, and certain tax loopholes might get closed this year. But these developments, and whatever else happens in Washington in the coming debt-ceiling debate, are unlikely to do much to alter one major factor contributing to income inequality: stagnant wages. For millions of workers, wages have flatlined. Take Caterpillar, long a symbol of American industry: while it reported record profits last year, it insisted on a six-year wage freeze for many of its blue-collar workers.
Wages have fallen to a record low as a share of America’s gross domestic product. “We went almost a century where the labor share was pretty stable and we shared prosperity,” says Lawrence Katz, a labor economist at Harvard. Some economists say it is wrong to look at just wages because other aspects of employee compensation, notably health costs, have risen. Meanwhile, it’s been a lost economic decade for many households. Workplace Violence, 1993-2009 - wv09.pdf.
This Is Our America: Workplace Violence Since 1986, A Brief History. The Georgia FedEx rampage is just the latest in a series of workplace shootings going back to 1986. Infographic from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The shooting rampage in Georgia was just the latest in a series of workplace shootings going back to 1986.
Many people remember the post office shootings in the 80s but those were not the only workplaces that suffered. Offices, factories, hotels, fire stations… hardly any type of business has escaped the violence. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, workplace violence is defined as: “any threat or act of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at [a] worksite.” This includes everything from verbal abuse to assault to shootings. It’s the shootings that stay with us, though. It is interesting to note that, during the years of the assault weapon ban (1994-2004) – as riddled with loopholes as it was – the number of victims per incident were lower.
Family Structure Helps Explain Difference in Violence. Occupational Violence - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic. Violence in the workplace: new perspectives in forensic mental health services in the USA | The British Journal of Psychiatry. Violence in the workplace has received growing attention, in part due to the increase in litigation following incidents in the workplace. Although classic cases of a disaffected worker shooting his fellow employees or his employer are rare, data show a rise in many other kinds of violent incidents in the workplace. The definition of workplace violence most commonly focuses on physical attacks but has been expanded of late to include non-physical attacks, such as harassment and threats.
Government agencies have responded with regulations and guidelines for minimising the occurrence of such incidents, and many private corporations and businesses have likewise attempted to implement policies and training programmes that address violence in the workplace issues. However, most companies lack expertise in confronting problematic employees, and many have begun to look to outside mental health providers, as distinct from their own human resource departments, to deal with the problem.
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Over the next four months, he suffered daily. His ‘Cheikh’, or teacher, used many different tools to punish Ahmed and his friends. Some of the boys who are considered troublemakers were tied up to the trunks of trees and left outside for hours, suffering from the heat and hunger. “I pray to Allah that I no longer have to wear my torn shirt to cover the scars on my back,” said Ahmed. Turning to the Imams’ NetworkIn this country, as in many others, corporal punishment is widespread in mahadras and secular primary schools, and within families.
UNICEF Mauritania analyzed this widespread phenomenon in order to find the best way to address it. No basis in the KoranFor its part, the Imams’ Network carried out a study to assess whether corporal punishment is allowed in Islam. Controlling professional behavior: A review of the effects of punishment on human behavior. Violence in the Workplace-A growing problem in America. Violence in the Workplace-A growing problem in America By: Jason B. Morris, President jmorris@employeescreen.com Background Information Services, Inc. Workplace violence is a daily occupational risk and hazard for many workers in today’s society. Every year there are over one million incidents of workplace violence in the United States. Recently this issue has been painted all over the media. Workplace violence began generating concern among public and private sector organizations in the United States in 1990, and the awareness has increased steadily.
At that time, statistics maintained by governmental agencies such as OSHA and state-level programs tracked employees that were injured or killed in the workplace, but provided no break down of deaths or injuries that were caused by current or former employees. In September 1993, the Chicago-based National Safe Workplace Institute released a study pegging the cost of workplace violence at $4.2 billion annually. Prevention 1. 2. 3.
. · HR manager 1. Workplace violence: impact, causes, and prevention. [Work. 2012. Objectives: Using a variety of sources, the author explores the complex reasons for aggression and violence in workplace settings, as well as suggesting means of prevention and intervention. Methods: Literature Review. Results: Studies indicate workplace violence affects more than half of U.S. organizations, yet nearly 70 percent have no programs or policies to deal with this problem. Research indicates that aggressive behavior of a psychological nature often precedes physical violence in the workforce, yet employers regularly ignore warning signs even when reported by employees. Costs to U.S. employers are estimated in the millions due to employee absences, medical costs, theft, and costs related to litigation.
Conclusions: Organizations with cultures which support fair working conditions and zero-tolerance for workplace aggression have been shown to help mitigate workplace violence. Economic Stress and Domestic Violence. The severe economic recession that began in December 2007 has renewed interest in the relationship between economic stress and domestic violence (DV). Although analyses of current financial statistics in relation to reported DV incidents have yet to be completed, a sizable body of research that examines various economic indicators provides a framework for understanding how economic stress may contribute to DV. At the same time, available research indicates that DV may also produce financial hardship for DV victims. This paper reviews the research on the reciprocal economic stress—DV relationship, focusing in particular on employment issues; social support networks; physical and mental health problems; and social services, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
Employment is one of the most commonly used indicators of financial health and stability. Abusive partners may deliberately sabotage women's efforts to find and sustain work. Domestic Violence.