Assessment of employees for workplace violence

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1-22

  Kausch, Otto ^a   Resnick, Phillip J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic mental health; Homicide; Mass murder; Risk assessment; Violence risk; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; THREAT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035550109     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v01n04_01     Document Type: Review

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