Workplace violence: Extending the boundaries of criminology

摘要: There is a growing body of research concerned with the prevalence, antecedents and impacts interpersonal workplace violence which causes significant psycho-social injuries. Contributions have been made by sociologists, psychologists, organizational behaviourists management functionalists. However there has paucity attention criminological theorists or empiricists despite well-documented costs for victims, bystanders, employers public purse. Drawing from key themes within existing literature, this article applies constructive criminology principles normalization theory to extend understanding challenges prevention. This not an argument greater application criminal law but rather that such consequent injuries be recognized as source victimization matter justice.