After reading the article, "Death in the Office – Workplace Homicides" by Stanley Duncan, M.S, I found the article to be very interesting to me, especially because of the profession I am in. Homicide in the workplace is a very common thing in the United States today. Occupational Homicide was the third leading cause of death in the workplace from 1980-1985, according to a study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). "A 1993 study conducted by an insurance company found that strangers made only 16 percent of threats in the workplace; customers or clients made 36 percent; current or former employees accounted for the majority 43 percent." Most people have to go to work five days out of week and should be able to feel comfortable and safe at work.
             Usually, the attended victim is a former or current supervisor in a non-stranger workplace homicide. (41 percent of current employees and 46 percent of former employees) Employers now have to fear about not only law suits from the ex-employees, but violence. Many companies hire police officers before and after they fire an employee because they are afraid of what they might do. I have worked numerous extra jobs for companies where the supervisor has hired me to ensure that their workplace is a safer place for them. The only problem with this is that the violence does not always occur right away, it could happen years later. Now court systems are holding employers liable for safety and peace in the workplace. Another problem with violence in the workplace is with domestic partners. (13 percent) Many women have problems with this type of violence. The woman can change her residence to get away from the assailant; however it is very hard to change the location of the workplace.
             The cases reviewed for this article were selected from 89 incidents of non-stranger workplace homicides reported by the media between May 1...