TY - BOOK ID - 138226293 TI - The psychology and law of workplace violence : a handbook for mental health professionals and employers AU - Perline, Irvin H. AU - Goldschmidt, Jona PY - 2004 SN - 0398084033 PB - Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., DB - UniCat KW - Violence in the workplace KW - Employers' liability KW - Psychological aspects KW - Prevention KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138226293 AB - The Psychology and Law of Workplace Violence examines the causes, risk factors, prevention and legal issues associated with workplace violence. Previous attempts to explain these crimes are often only descriptive and do not identify the basic underlying psychological mechanisms and yet, from the largest violent acts, such as the September 11th "Attack on America," to the smallest violent workplace crime, the psychological mechanisms are the same. This landmark text offers a different perspective to the current concepts of workplace violence and will likely change the way people conceptualize v ER -