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Some 2 million American workers are victims
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violence can strike anywhere, and no one is$ c/ ], y% {& O- v+ P9 c+ F! R: ?
immune. Some workers, however, are at
9 J6 _9 w1 u; M* P8 Vincreased risk. Among them are workers who W" B+ c3 k, }' a" O* K9 s. C
exchange money with the public; deliver
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in small groups, during late night or early
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community settings and homes where they have
+ H; X; H9 J `) m& t9 a" lextensive contact with the public. This group
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and probation officers; community workers such
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cable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail
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