Preventing interpersonal violence in emergency departments: Practical applications of criminology theory

Violence and Victims

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 553-565

  Henson, Billy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital; Situational crime prevention; Victimization; Violence; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CRIMINOLOGY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77954558385     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.25.4.553     Document Type: Article

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