Definitions
Workplace violence is “…any physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting” (NIOSH 1996). The Workplaces Respond resource center defines workplace violence as a violent threat or the act of violence targeting a person who is working. Violence can vary from intimidating language to a murder committed by anyone, including coworkers and management (Futures n.d.).
Sexual harassment is unsolicited sexually leaning conduct by someone in the workplace. Sexual harassment is also defined as a form of discrimination and therefore is a sex-related crime under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Woerner and Oswald 1990).
Introduction
Sex-related workplace violence is linked to sexual harassment and other sex-related crimes. With criminal intent, sexual violence can be perpetrated by a coworker or an individual who has no reasonable association in the workplace. Often, the malefactor is committing a separate crime besides the violence....
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Further Reading
Fitzgerald, L. F. (1993). Sexual harassment: Violence against women in the workplace. American Psychologist, 48(10), 1070–1076. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.48.10.1070.
Futures Without Violence. (2017). Why is gender-based violence a workplace issue? Workplaces respond to domestic & sexual violence national resource center. Downloaded from https://www.workplacesrespond.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Why-Is-Gender-Based-Violence-A-Workplace-Issue.pdf
Futures Without Violence. (n.d.). The facts on gender-based workplace violence. Workplaces respond to domestic & sexual violence national resource center. Downloaded from https://www.workplacesrespond.org/resource-library/facts-gender-based-workplace-violence/
McDonald, P., Charlesworth, S., & Cerisec, S. (2011). Below the “tip of the iceberg”: Extra-legal responses to workplace sexual harassment. Women’s Studies International Forum, 34(4), 278–289. Downloaded from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277539511000525
Schwartz, B., & Srebrolow, G. (2018). #MeToo and the potential for sexual harassment claims in dental workplaces. University of British Columbia. Downloaded from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barry_Schwartz2/publication/323945625_MeToo_and_the_Potential_for_Sexual_harassment_Claims_in_Dental_Workplaces/links/5ab3e93caca272171003c53b/MeToo-and-the-Potential-for-Sexual-harassment-Claims-in-Dental-Workplaces.pdf
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Ali, R. (2020). Workplace Violence: Sex-Related Crimes (e.g., Rape, Sexual Assault). In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_100-1
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