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Some 2 million American workers are victims
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violence can strike anywhere, and no one is
) V9 O) a/ d; a J- l0 jimmune. Some workers, however, are at6 P" |! c) L7 h4 [- c5 h5 d7 y3 `
increased risk. Among them are workers who# e1 \4 }' D* {+ V
exchange money with the public; deliver! }0 w+ q! g; b$ p9 `0 T, R& Z
passengers, goods, or services; or work alone or
4 P) P- d0 d8 ~) ~# l$ D5 jin small groups, during late night or early f6 d1 g2 U3 l
morning hours, in high-crime areas, or in
0 j* o' B0 p7 Mcommunity settings and homes where they have
# g4 A: [' x# {8 ~& F* ]! T! lextensive contact with the public. This group7 b5 C% U2 N$ s7 b
includes health-care and social service workers
# w$ I& G- X$ j8 Y4 s8 R8 z, r" A) w; Csuch as visiting nurses, psychiatric evaluators,
i2 t3 w( t3 m, ]3 u. vand probation officers; community workers such
# g# H3 k* w4 g1 L. was gas and water utility employees, phone and. ~, t9 s( f* Y* B8 A3 L$ Z5 ~+ Z
cable TV installers, and letter carriers; retail
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