The Spillover Effect of Domestic Violence: Workplace Violence in America
Author: D. Kelly Weisberg.
Source: Volume 12, Number 03, Winter 2020 , pp.53-59(7)

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Abstract:
Domestic violence is characterized by a “spillover effect” when the intimate partner violence spills over from the private setting of the home into more public settings. This article examines domestic-violence-related (DV-related) homicides that occur in the workplace—important and dangerous because the workplace offers the abuser predictable access to the victim, and leaves employees in abusive intimate relationships especially vulnerable to assaults.Keywords: Workplace homicide; lax enforcement of firearms laws; job loss due to domestic violence; protective measures against employment discrimination
Affiliations:
1: Hastings College of Law.