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Violence in the workplace is a concern for everyone in public life. Unlike domestic violence, which occurs primarily behind closed doors, and efforts to address it are met with and complicated by privacy concerns, workplace violence is not a private issue. It is an issue that potentially affects everyone who is employed: "While there are plenty of grim jokes about disgruntled postal workers coming back to their job sites and committing acts of violence, it's more than an isolated problem. Violence in the workplace ranges from the most extreme, like multiple homicides, to threats of violence against employees" (Lavey, 1996, p. 10).

Workplace homicide perpetrated by employees, frequently against those in management positions, has dramatically increased. Criminologists suggest that workplace homicide is the fastest growing form of murder in America. Multiple murders in offices have increased 200 percent to 300 percent in the past 10 years. As many as 900-1,600 people die from work

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teach nonconfrontational management to the agency?s 65,000 employees, so that they are able to respond appropriately to potentially violent incidents on the job (McCune, 1994, p. 52). For example, municipal office workers in Ann Arbor, Michigan, learn similar techniques (McCune, 1994, p. 52). The problem with these efforts is that they remain anecdotal rather than systemic. Efforts that are all-encompassing have yet to be seen, with one exception. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (?OSHA?), the federal agency that oversees workplace health and safety, has issued guidelines to address workplace violence. In doing so, organizations are provided with more of a framework for addressing the problem. The guidelines charge employers with the responsibility of providing a safe work environment. The problem, however, is that they are limited to the health care industry because its workers suffer more assaults than those in other industries except social services (Lavey, 1996, p. 10). The guidelines are also problematic because they are voluntary and not binding. Even though OSHA uses them to decide if employees are preventing workplace violence (Burking, 1996, p. 34), the guidelines address only certain instance
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