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Effect on Organizations Workplace violence has several effects on organizations. The most direct effect comes from victims. Stress and mental and physical health effects on employees affects their productivity, which of course, affects the organization’s ability to operate effectively and profitably. Employers end up placing the victim’s workload on other employees while the victim recovers […]

Effect on Victims Victims of workplace violence can experience increased mental health issues, lower rates of physical well-being, low worker performance, decreased job satisfaction, and in extreme cases suicide (Bano & Malik, 2013). Victims of workplace violence have the same outcomes and effects of other types of violence, including anxiety, depression, sleep loss, and post-traumatic

Workplace Violence and Harassment • Describe causes of workplace violence and how it affects victims and the organizations. Definition of Workplace Violence Workplace violence includes bullying, harassment, emotional abuse, emotional or psychological terror, and violence (Matjasko, Needham, Grunden, & Farb, 2010). According to the National Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (n.d.), around 2 million

Gang Homicides:Gang activity has been kept separate from other types of violence because of the underlying reasons behind the violence, Gang activity has been kept separate from other types of violence because of the underlying reasons behind the violence, which is often revenge or illegal activities. Gangs in the United States have been around since

Mass Murders:Mass murder is the killing of multiple people during a single event and includes mass shootings and bombings (Morton, 2005) Mass murder is the killing of multiple people during a single event and includes mass shootings and bombings (Morton, 2005). A spree killer has multiple victims and may have multiple locations, but the events

Differentiate extreme and exception homicides, including effects on victims families and the criminal justice systems response. Serial Killers A serial killer is commonly defined as someone who has killed three or more victims with a cooling off period between each killing. However, the FBI defines serial killing more specifically as two or more murders that

Resources for Families of Homicide Victims As discussed in earlier modules, families of homicide victims have access to a number of resources, including compensation funds, reconciliation mediation, and therapy. Larger communities might have support groups and more services to help families through these times. These types of resources might not be available in smaller communities

The Courts and Punishment for Homicide As stated earlier, the prosecutor decides whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and determines what those charges will be. If there is a suspect and enough evidence to charge that person, there might be a bail hearing if the suspect is eligible for bail. If the person

How Police Investigate Homicide The first thing an officer should do upon arriving at the scene of a potential crime is to check if anyone might be hurt, call for appropriate backup and assistance, and administer first aid if needed. The most important thing that needs to happen upon arriving at the scene of a