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    School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment
    School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment
    School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment
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    School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment

    By Jane Gilgun

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    Risk assessment for violence involves the investigation of five factors: These factors are 1 ) precipitating events, 2) patterns of direct statements, 3) circumstances that increase the likelihood of violence, 4) signs of cumulative stress, and 5) indicators of lowered risks for violence. This article describes a risk assessment based on these factors. For school violence and workplace violence

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJane Gilgun
    Release dateMar 12, 2010
    ISBN9781452302416
    School Violence & Workplace Violence: Risk Assessment
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    Jane Gilgun

    I like to laugh. I like witty people. When I'm not writing, riding my horses, or working in my garden, I'm a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. I write children's books, poetry, books on children with special needs, and books on many other topics based on research I have done for many years. I also comment on public events. My writings are available on Amazon Kindle, iBooks, smashwords.com, scribd.com, createspace, and many other ebooksellers.

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      School Violence & Workplace Violence - Jane Gilgun

      School Violence & Workplace Violence:

      Risk Assessment

      Jane F. Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2010 Jane Gilgun

      Summary

      Risk assessment for violence involves the investigation of five factors: These factors are 1 ) precipitating events, 2) patterns of direct statements, 3) circumstances that increase the likelihood of violence, 4) signs of cumulative stress, and 5) indicators of lowered risks for violence. This article describes a risk assessment based on these factors. Useful for school violence and workplace violence.

      About the Author

      Jane Gilgun, Ph.D., LICSW, is a professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. See other books, articles, & children’s stories by Jane Gilgun on Kindle, Scribd.com, and other online booksellers.

      School Violence & Workplace Violence:

      Risk Assessment

      Risk assessment for violence involves the investigation of five factors. These factors are

      1) precipitating events,

      2) patterns of direct statements,

      3) circumstances that increase the likelihood of violence,

      4) signs of cumulative stress, and

      5) indicators of lowered risks for violence.

      Precipitating Events

      When individuals commit violent acts, there often but not always is a precipitating event. Examples include Major Nidal Hasan,

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