Nonfatal workplace violence risk factors: Data from a police contact sample

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 310-327

  Scalora, Mario J ^a   Washington, David O'Neil ^b   Casady, Thomas ^c   Newell, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b The California Endowment   (United States)

^c Lincoln Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Law enforcement; Risk factors; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037281453     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260502250092     Document Type: Article

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