By Cheryl Paradis, Psy.D., Psychology Today
It was a shock to hear about the shootings at the University of Alabama and the arrest of assistant biology professor Amy Bishop. As a forensic psychologist, I am always aware that I could be hurt by a defendant I am interviewing, but, like most people, I never imagine that [...]

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By Stacey Miller, advanceweb.com
Last week, a patient pulled out a gun on a hospital unit and shot a nurse at least three times.
It happened March 2 at Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT. The nurse shot was Andrew Hull, BSN, RN. He was wounded, after allegedly protecting one of his co-workers from the gunfire.
It seems whenever you [...]

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By Don Aines, The Herald-Mail
From shoves to shootings, more than 1.8 million acts of workplace violence are reported yearly in the United States, according to P.M. Forni, incidents that usually “have their origins in an act of disrespect … that escalates into physical violence.”
Rudeness weakens social bonds, erodes self-esteem, increases stress, hurts relationships, weakens [...]

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By Joel Griffin, SecurityInfoWatch.com
As more and more incidents of workplace and school shootings dominate headlines across the country, security managers find themselves looking for ways to identify potential threats before they manifest themselves into acts of violence.
Often the warning signs exhibited by those responsible for bringing terror to their local communities are not recognized by [...]

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Press Release from ADT Security Services
Despite terrible incidents of violence that have been reported on a few college and university campuses in the U.S. and Canada, most are generally safe places. However, there are many common campus crimes such as theft, robbery, rape and assault that regularly occur. In fact, the U.S. Department of [...]

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By Kerri Panchuk, Dallas Business Journal
If the case of a disgruntled financial services client who opened fire against his financial advisers in North Dallas can teach us anything, it’s that workplaces should not ignore threats or unusual behavior exhibited by employees and clients.
That’s the point FBI educator and workplace violence expert Larry Barton hopes to [...]

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By Evan Shields, Evansville Courier & Press
On Thursday, the Indiana General Assembly sent a bill to Gov. Mitch Daniels that would ensure a worker’s right to bring guns to work, as long as they remain locked in the employee’s vehicle.
The next day, a Portage man who was angry about a poor performance review at the [...]

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By Luke Williams, EurekaStreet.com.au
The growing awareness and legislation around bullying has had an unintended consequence: many workplace bullies have simply become sneaky.
Covert bullying is now far more common than overt aggression. The modern workplace bully debilitates with a thousand subtle cuts; sarcasm, innuendo, sabotage, exclusion, criticism, overloading, discrimination. It’s delicate but deadly psychological warfare, [...]

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By Robert Miller, Behavioral Health Central
Last week, when 85-year old Stanley Lupienski, a patient at Danbury Hospital, pulled out a gun and started shooting — hitting Andy Hull, a male nurse, three times — people were rightly horrified. Hospitals, they said, are places of healing and safety.
But regularly at Danbury Hospital — and at almost [...]

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