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Some 2 million American workers are victims
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violence can strike anywhere, and no one is
+ W( \. {- m- r( v- }- ^0 O9 @1 e$ [immune. Some workers, however, are at
; s8 \0 @% i2 o# \4 B& V( Oincreased risk. Among them are workers who
9 b* f# k$ f& ~- a. o0 ]exchange money with the public; deliver
: f/ C6 x2 [2 Z2 ]! v/ O+ apassengers, goods, or services; or work alone or# ]7 r3 b# }) o& N0 \; {
in small groups, during late night or early
7 F2 X4 N" J7 l- n6 `( ^3 hmorning hours, in high-crime areas, or in
/ d" w; `; H9 J, C* Vcommunity settings and homes where they have9 I. f& q1 l( e$ S8 J" m
extensive contact with the public. This group
. N, J% B) w, {, r3 Eincludes health-care and social service workers
5 f. b1 r+ Q' K! Z5 asuch as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,
8 d1 [# Y, [) p, P* c0 ?' aand probation officers; community workers such
+ N) U! a1 K M. `, L& Yas gas and water utility employees, phone and
0 L9 v5 g( P9 Tcable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail; R6 a, ~4 J- i3 c7 s' V
workers; and taxi drivers. |
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