iolence. (Perry)
             There is a study team, based at Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence, whose aim, according to a notice in a campus newsletter, is "to develop a clearer understanding of the many ways in which people experience bullying, intimidation, humiliation, put-downs, victimization, aggression, and other forms of bullying in the workplace." (Perry)
             Researchers have identified some characteristics for acts of workplace violence:
             · Workplace violence is usually committed by males under the age of 35
             · Offenders usually act alone
             · External threats from outside the workplace are greater than internal threats (e.g., employees)
             · Service industries are at greater risk than manufacturing industries
             · Handguns are the weapons of choice, used in 64% of incidents
             · Excessive interest in weapons is found in 39% of perpetrators
             · 90% of offenders have a psychiatric diagnosis
             · Personality disorders comprise the largest diagnostic group
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