Violence at Work in Finland: Trends, Contents, and Prevention

Violence and threats at the work-place have increased in Finland in the 1990s and in the beginning of the 2000s, while other forms of violence have remained on a rather stable level. Especially violence against women at the work-place has increased. The results are based on Finnish victimization sur...

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Main Author: Heiskanen, Markku (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
Year: 2007, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-40
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
IFK: In: Z 181
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Keywords:
Viktimisierung
Opferbefragung
Gewalt
Gewaltprävention
Arbeitsplatz
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Summary:Violence and threats at the work-place have increased in Finland in the 1990s and in the beginning of the 2000s, while other forms of violence have remained on a rather stable level. Especially violence against women at the work-place has increased. The results are based on Finnish victimization surveys conducted in 1980, 1988, 1993, 1997, and 2003
ISSN:1404-3858
DOI:10.1080/14043850701278473