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UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM AS A COMPONENT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM AS A COMPONENT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE. JOHN C. LANE JR. THE OMEGA THREAT MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC . NOV16, 2004. AGENDA. Defining Workplace Terrorism Motivation By-Products Stalking Response Strategy. TERRORISM IN THE WORKPLACE.

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UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM AS A COMPONENT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

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  1. UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM AS A COMPONENT OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE JOHN C. LANE JR. THE OMEGA THREATMANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. NOV16, 2004

  2. AGENDA • Defining Workplace Terrorism • Motivation • By-Products • Stalking • Response Strategy

  3. TERRORISM IN THE WORKPLACE • The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

  4. TERRORISM CONT. • To fill or overpower with terror; terrify • To coerce by intimidation or fear

  5. MOTIVATIONS • To Control Their Employment Status • To Seek Revenge • To Obtain Compliance Via Intentional Or Unintentional Creation Of Fear

  6. BY-PRODUCTS OF TERRORISM • Fear, Anxiety, Physiological/ Psychological Disorders • Damage To Co-Workers • Loss of Productivity • Negative PR if Not Managed Responsibly

  7. STALKING

  8. WHAT IS STALKING? • When one person pursues another for a variety of unwanted purposes.

  9. CRIMINAL STATUTE • Intentionally follows, annoys, or harasses a person • Makes “credible threat” • Threat causes person to fear for their safety

  10. STALKING TYPOLOGIES

  11. SIMPLE OBSESSIONAL • Prior relationship • Discordance • Love gone sour • Perception of mistreatment • Most common typology • High degree of substance abuse or personality disorder • Shortest in duration • Volatile

  12. LOVE OBSESSIONAL • No prior relationship • Usually known through media only • Delusional disorders common • Long duration of obsession • Suspects mostly male

  13. STANDARD OF CARE • CAL OSHA Program • Prevention Team

  14. CANADIAN BILL C-45 • Created Criminal Code S.217.1 • Effective March, 2004

  15. CRIMINAL CODE S.217.1 • “Everyone who undertakes, or has the authority, to direct how another person does work or performs a task is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person or any other person, arising from that work task”

  16. WHO’S AFFECTED • Duty will apply broadly to supervisors, managers, officers and directors, lead hands inside or outside any bargaining unit

  17. MOVING FORWARD • Create Enforceable Guidelines • Partner with Employers to Create New Research • Strengthen Partnerships with Law Enforcement

  18. Questions JOHN C. LANE JR. THE OMEGA THREAT MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. (310) 551-2063

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