| Women face a greater likelihood of
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| | would show up at work. Your friend can
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| encountering workplace violence than
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| | be temporarily re-assigned at the
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| men.Workplace violence victim: Anyone
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| | facility. The management and the
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| who has been injured, harmed, or who has
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| | security are prepared just in case of an
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| suffered in some way due to acts of
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| | incident. As a result of your actions no
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| another while on the job or due to job
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| | lives were lost, including your own.When
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| related factors.Victims are not only
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| | and How to Respond
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| those who are the direct targets of a
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| | Often intervention is not necessary. If
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| violent act. They may also be those who
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| | you notice a co-worker who is frustrated
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| innocently witness the act. For example,
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| | or upset, simply asking if they are
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| someone who witnesses a verbal or
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| | alright ad offering a listening ear can
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| physical attack on a co-worker may suffer
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| | be enough to diffuse the situation.
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| emotionally, mentally or physically as a
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| | Taking a genuine interest in those with
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| result of what they saw. Victims may
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| | whom you work promotes good moral in your
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| also be the unfortunate innocent person
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| | workplace.Signs of Escalation for an
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| who is just at the wrong place at the
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| | EmployeeIs abusing alcohol or drugsHas
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| wrong time.Types of violence: Among the
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| | suffered family trauma such as divorce or
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| types of violent acts committed in the
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| | deathLost pay or benefitsFeels
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| workplace, the following are the most
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| | unimportantHas suffered financial lossHas
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| common:HittingSqueezingPinchingScratching
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| | an unresolved grievance at work
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| Twisting of
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| | (perceives it is being ignored)Is having
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| limbsBitingShootingStabbingStalkingProper
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| | marital or domestic violence problemIs
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| ty damageRapeThese are very traumatic
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| | suffering from depressionMakes comments
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| experiences for the victims. According
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| | regarding their work being
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| to the National Institute for
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| | unappreciatedFeels alienated by a manager
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| Occupational Safety and Health, the above
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| | or supervisorAs you observe an increasing
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| listed incidents resulted in victims
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| | number of warning signs in a co-worker or
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| taking 3-30 days off of work. The
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| | an employee, it should signal a greater
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| violent episode impacts virtually every
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| | need for caution, vigilance, and
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| aspect of the victim's life. Because of
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| | intervention. It is not necessary to
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| the far-reaching effect on every aspect
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| | judge the motives of an employee or
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| of the workplace, the problem must not be
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| | co-worker. Just write down what you
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| taken lightly.
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| | observe.Warning Signs
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| Domestic disputes are increasingly
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| | If you observe an increasing number of
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| becoming a factor in workplace violence
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| | these signs in a co-worker, vender, or
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| because the partner is easy to locate at
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| | visitor, the problem must be addressed
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| work...
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| | immediately. Contact your Supervisor,
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| Domestic Violence and Other Factors
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| | Human Resource, or Security. If not, the
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| Domestic disputes have become an
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| | likelihood increases and the behavior may
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| important factor in workplace violence
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| | escalate to a violent incident.Direct
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| incidents. An angry spouse or
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| | threatsAngry outburstsBeing verbally
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| significant other may come to the
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| | abusiveMaking serious threatsTalking
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| workplace because his/her partner is easy
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| | about harming a spouse or
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| to find there. And often when a spouse
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| | co-workerObsession with violenceVeiled
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| is served with divorce papers or a court
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| | threatsChemical/alcohol abuseSerious
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| order of protection they are more likely
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| | financial problems cant seem to
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| to attempt to go to the workplace and
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| | concentrateBlaming other
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| confront the employee. And these violent
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| | consistentlyParanoiaExtreme
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| incidents often affect and involve other
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| | withdrawalIncreased personal
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| innocent victims.Unique phenomena are the
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| | stressIntimidation of othersReckless
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| growing numbers of workers who tend to
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| | increased accidentsIncrease of the above
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| define who they are by their jobs. This
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| | mentioned behaviorsFurther Signs To
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| presents challenges for you as the
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| | WatchBoundary crossing. They tend to
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| employer when conducting reviews. Since
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| | push the limits of acceptable behavior
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| the review or appraisal is part of your
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| | and they continue to test the established
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| company process, an employee may view
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| | rules.Inconsistent work patterns and
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| this as a personal judgment and feel
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| | attendance problems. This is very common
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| angry or resentful.And an employee who is
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| | with alcohol and drug abuse. You'll also
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| unexpectedly fired may seek revenge upon
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| | notice swings of either very high or very
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| those who terminated them. Some
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| | low productivity.Personality disorders.
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| employees return months or years later to
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| | Their behavior has changed. They will
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| seek revenge.Societal Factors
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| | become abusive and they will justify
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| Much of what we all see in the media
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| | their behavior. They are manipulative,
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| today is violent in nature. The
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| | preoccupied with themselves,
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| underlying message seems to imply
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| | argumentative, and will show signs of
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| approval of violence in our society.
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| | dramatic mood swings.Pathological
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| Weapons are also more available than in
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| | blamers. They just will not take
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| recent years. And drugs and alcohol play
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| | responsibility for their own behavior.
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| a role in violent situations.As violent
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| | Notice if they say things like "They're
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| acts become commonplace, society becomes
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| | out to get me" or when they blame someone
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| desensitized to the violence. And
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| | else for something they did.
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| violence becomes more acceptable. This
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| | Common Mistakes
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| impacts everyone at work, in the
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| | Tolerance of violent behavior only leads
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| community, and the home. It then becomes
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| | to increased violence. Some common
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| the responsibility of every worker to
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| | mistakes co-workers make are:Ignore
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| help prevent violence in the workplace
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| | aggressive behaviorNot wanting to get
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| where possible. Tolerance of violence
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| | involvedCovering up to protect a
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| leads to an increase of violence.
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| | friendFailure to report aggressive
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| According to the National Institute of
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| | behavior to managementConsistently
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| Safety employees at risk for violence in
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| | attempt to deal with the situation
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| the workplace include:Delivering goods
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| | aloneDomestic Violence Victim Resource
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| and servicesWorking late or early morning
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| | GuideVictims's Responsibilities:Report
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| hoursWorking aloneGuarding valuable
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| | all incidents that occur to the
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| property and goodsDealing with violent or
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| | police.Follow through wit the State's
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| volatile situationsThose employees with
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| | Attorney's Office.Seek an order of
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| the most frequent interaction with the
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| | protection which prohibits the offender
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| public are those who experience the
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| | from continuing their behavior.Do not
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| highest incidence of workplace violence.
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| | initiate any further contact with the
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| Remember that it can happen anywhere, in
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| | person, unless advised to do so by legal
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| any workplace at any time. Having a
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| | counsel, police, or other appropriate
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| greater knowledge is a successful tool in
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| | support personnel/organization
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| dealing with workplace violence.Common
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| | agency.Advise your employer, security and
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| Traits of a Perpetrator are:Easily
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| | human resource of all incidents that
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| frustratedAnti-social behaviorVery
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| | occur at the workplace.If you have
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| DefensiveHas low self-esteemNot
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| | obtained an order of protection, give a
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| adaptableConsistently avoids blameHolds
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| | copy to security, human resources, and
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| grudgesLacks self controlHistory of
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| | your immediate supervisor along with a
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| substance abuseAbusive to
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| | recent photo, if possible.Always keep a
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| animalsSuspicious of othersHistory of
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| | copy of your order of protection papers
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| family problemsThis list suggests common
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| | with you at all times.Victim's Safety:Let
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| traits of those who are or can become
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| | someone close to you, a friend, relative,
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| violent in the workplace.Pattern of
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| | or co-worker know everything about what
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| escalation:No two situations will be the
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| | is happening.Advise someone at all times
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| same. The following sequence will
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| | of your schedule, and if your plans
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| provide an example of a common
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| | change.Whenever possible, alternate your
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| pattern:1. Some sort of trauma is
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| | daily routine(s). Don't leave for work
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| suffered. This may be:A single traumatic
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| | at the usual time, if you have children
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| event at home or workA series of minor
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| | make arrangements to have others you
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| events2. Blame is placed on the
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| | trust pick them up. Park your vehicle in
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| situation, rather than taking personal
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| | a well-lit area.Always have your car keys
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| responsibility.3. Believes the problem is
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| | in your hand as you approach your
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| unsolvable.4. Increased social
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| | vehicle.If possible have someone with you
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| withdrawal. Attention becomes focused on
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| | when you are leaving work.Consider
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| self and situation.5. Belief that a
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| | changing your telephone number.Additional
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| violent act is the only way out of the
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| | Suggestions:Keep a log of all threatening
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| problem.6. The violent act is attempted
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| | and harassing phone callsConsider
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| or committed.While violent behavior is
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| | obtaining a Caller ID and/or call back
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| not always a result of these factors,
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| | feature *69) on your home phone.Check
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| caution is warranted when these factors
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| | into other features Ameritech offers in
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| are observed.Being Part of the Solution
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| | your area.Consider installing a home
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| Often the first question that comes to
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| | alarm security system.Change the locks in
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| mind is why should I do something about
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| | your home.Consider installing additional
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| it? As a co-worker, friend, or
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| | lighting on the outside of your
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| associate, it may save a life. You may
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| | home.Gather important documents such as
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| feel helpless or that nothing you could
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| | lease, rental agreements, house deed,
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| possibly do will make one bit of
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| | Mortgage payment book, birth
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| difference, but you are wrong.Let's say
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| | certificate(s), bank check books, credit
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| that a co-worker tells you in confidence
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| | cards, medical records, insurance
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| that because of the abuse in their
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| | documents, etc. And keep these items
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| marriage they are finally ready to have
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| | together or give them to someone you
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| their partner served as well as obtain an
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| | trust for safekeeping.website:
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| order of protection. You know that your
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| | website blog and resource:
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| friend's partner has a history of
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| | Email address: Susan Murphy-Milano,
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| violence, and you are trying to be
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| | respected author and nationally
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| supportive and keep your friend's secret.
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| | recognized workplace violence and
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| This is a mistake. First, encourage
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| | relationship expert, has been a tireless
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| your friend to tell their supervisor or
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| | advocate for all types of violence. In
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| someone in Human Resources and/or
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| | January of 1989, Susan's father, a
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| security.Her partner may become so angry
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| | Chicago Violent Crimes Detective,
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| that he storms his way into your
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| | murdered her mother and then took his own
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| workplace with a weapon and harms others.
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| | life. In 1993 she was instrumental in the
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| Perhaps a hostage situation takes place.
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| | passage of the Illinois Stalking law.
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| As a result seven people died and nine
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| | Susan's quest for justice has been
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| were injured because you kept silent.Now,
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| | trumpted across the pages of newspapers,
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| let's say you encourage your friend to
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| | magazine, radio and television. She is
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| tell a supervisor or security person
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| | the author of "Moving Out Moving On" when
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| prior to either filing the court
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| | a relationship goes wrong and "Defending
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| documents or when they return back to
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| | Our Lives" getting away from domestic
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| work, a safety plan can be implemented
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| | violence & staying safe (doubleday). She
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| immediately. For instance photos of the
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| | is a sought after speaker and her
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| person can be distributed to all the
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| | publications and books appear across the
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| entranceways in the event that the person
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| | globe.
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